Chandos died childless and the estate passed to the Marquis of Buckingham, it was left to deteriorate and the house was demolished in 1853.

[2] It was replaced by a smaller building, Minchenden Lodge (which still stands), and the estate, together with that of Beaver Hall, which once extended to 300 acres (120 ha) was rejoined to Arnos Grove.

[4] The 0.17 hectares (2,000 sq yd) garden was opened by the Mayor of Southgate and the local vicar on 12 May 1934.

[2] The garden contains lawns, hedges, shrubs and trees with flagstone paths and seating; fragments of the former 17th-century Weld Chapel are visible.

The garden is entered via an iron gate in a red-brick wall on Waterfall Road, Southgate and is open daily until dusk.

[9][10] Works were quickly carried out to reduce the load on the trunk by removing 6 tonnes (6.6 short tons) from the crown and the tree was treated with beneficial fungi.