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{{Short description|District in Hampstead, London}}
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'''Frognal''' is a place in ] in the ] between ] and ]. It is also the name of the major road in the area.
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| static_image_caption = Immediately west of St John's Church, Hampstead Village various houses included "Frognal" in the 19th century. It is today also the name of a street and part of the name of a station.
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| london_borough = Camden
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'''Frognal''' is a small area of ], ] in the ]. Frognal is reinforced as the name of a minor road, which goes uphill from ] and at its upper end is in the west of Hampstead village.


==History== ==History==
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The first reference to Frognal is as a tenement in the fifteenth century, probably on the site of Frognal House. By the seventeenth century it was a small settlement. By the nineteenth century it was joined into London, and infill continued in the twentieth century.
The first reference to Frognal is as a tenement in the 15th century, probably on the site of the later Frognal House (now 99 Frognal). By the mid-eighteenth century it was a significant settlement, sought after by eminent lawyers, and ] development continued through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.<ref> at British History Online. Accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

The organist at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was the father of composer ].<ref name=grove>Ivan Moody. , Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 November 2013 {{subscription required}}</ref>

==Architecture==
Frognal has a diverse architecture, with many architecturally notable buildings. The central area, lacking large council estates, has undergone less change than some other parts of Hampstead. ], an independent day school founded in 1830, relocated to Frognal (the road) in 1907.{{cn|date=December 2022}} Frognal Grove, Grade II listed, (1871–72) was a large house inherited by the architect ], who made additions to it. It was later subdivided into four semi-detached houses.<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1113081|desc= Frognall Grove including former stable range|access-date= 8 January 2012}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
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* ], musicologist, lived at 106 Frognal from the 1940s onwards.
*Sir ], the author, lived at 106 Frognal, and died at 18 Frognal Gardens in 1901.
*], the tenor and ], the soprano, lived at Frognal Cottage, 102 Frognal, from 1949 to 1952.
*] (1921&ndash;1957), the horn player, lived at 37 Frognal.
*] (1912&ndash;1953), the contralto, lived at 2 Frognal Mansions, 97 Frognal, from 1942.
*], {{IPAc-en|'|f|ɔr|t|eɪ}} restaurant and hotel owner (]) lived at Greenaway Gardens in Frognal.
*The ] leader ] lived at 16 Frognal Gardens and ran a salon of influence in the 1940s, and as ] in 1950.
*General ] lived from 1942 to 1944 in 99 Frognal.
*] (1846&ndash;1901), the illustrator, lived at 39 Frognal in a house designed for her by ] in 1885.
*], the ballerina, lived at 108 Frognal in the 1950s.
*] (1881&ndash;1971), the editor of Punch, lived at 110 Frognal from 1945.
*The Labour Party leader ] (1836-1937) lived at Upper Frognal Lodge (103 Frognal) from 1925 until his death.
*], historian and general editor of the '']'', lived at Frognal Cottage (now 102 Frognal) from 1906 until 1922.<ref name=MakingHistory>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Brian |title=William Page (1861–1934), general editor of the Victoria County History 1902–34 |work=] |year=2008 |url=http://www.history.ac.uk/makinghistory/resources/articles/william_page.html}}</ref>
*Sir ] (1877&ndash;1947), the pathologist, died at 20 Frognal.
*], the actor, died at 69 Frognal in 1967.
*], the actor, lived at 8 Frognal Gardens.


==Nearest places==
Frognal has a diverse architecture, with many architecturally interesting buildings.
* ] village
* ]
* ], Hampstead
* ], Hampstead
* ], West Hampstead
Overlapping (in many definitions):
* ]
* ] (a linear area)


===Rail and London Underground stations===
==Transport==
*] is the main train station in the area. * ] (] ])
* ] (] ])
* ] (London Underground ] and ]<nowiki/>s)


==Property== ==See also==
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* London Frognal's main property letting and sales agent.
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*] of Frognal
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==References== ==References==
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* The Buildings of England London 4: North. Bridget Cherry and ]. ISBN 0-300-09653-4.


==Further reading==
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*{{cite book |last1=Elrington |first1=C.R. (ed.) |author-link1=Christopher Elrington |last2=Baker |first2=T.F.T. |last3=Bolton |first3=Diane K |last4=Croot |first4=Patricia E.C. |series=] |title=A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9 |year=1989 |pages=33–42 |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22635}}
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*{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author-link1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Cherry |first2=Bridget |series=] |title=London 4: North |year=1998 |publisher=] |location=London |isbn=0-300-09653-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/london4north0000unse }}
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 29 December 2024

District in Hampstead, London For the village in Lincolnshire, see Frognall. For other uses, see Frognal (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England
Frognal
Immediately west of St John's Church, Hampstead Village various houses included "Frognal" in the 19th century. It is today also the name of a street and part of the name of a station.
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Frognal is a small area of Hampstead, North West London in the London Borough of Camden. Frognal is reinforced as the name of a minor road, which goes uphill from Finchley Road and at its upper end is in the west of Hampstead village.

History

Finchley Road, Belsize Park, Frognal and Swiss Cottage in Hampstead in Charles Booth's colour coded property map. Red = Middle-class. Well-to-do. Gold = Upper-middle and Upper class. Wealthy. Gold covers Frognal itself in the 1890s.

The first reference to Frognal is as a tenement in the 15th century, probably on the site of the later Frognal House (now 99 Frognal). By the mid-eighteenth century it was a significant settlement, sought after by eminent lawyers, and infill development continued through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The organist at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was the father of composer John Tavener.

Architecture

Frognal has a diverse architecture, with many architecturally notable buildings. The central area, lacking large council estates, has undergone less change than some other parts of Hampstead. University College School, an independent day school founded in 1830, relocated to Frognal (the road) in 1907. Frognal Grove, Grade II listed, (1871–72) was a large house inherited by the architect George Edmund Street, who made additions to it. It was later subdivided into four semi-detached houses.

Notable residents

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Nearest places

Overlapping (in many definitions):

Rail and London Underground stations

See also

References

  1. Frognal And The Central Demesne at British History Online. Accessed 10 January 2013
  2. Ivan Moody. "Tavener, John", Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 November 2013 (subscription required)
  3. Historic England. "Frognall Grove including former stable range (1113081)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. Lewis, Brian (2008). "William Page (1861–1934), general editor of the Victoria County History 1902–34". Making History.

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