Jump to content

Frognal

Coordinates: 51°33′11″N 0°10′52″W / 51.553172°N 0.181249°W / 51.553172; -0.181249
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.
Frognal is located in Greater London
Frognal
Frognal
Location within Greater London
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtNW3
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
London
51°33′11″N 0°10′52″W / 51.553172°N 0.181249°W / 51.553172; -0.181249

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

[edit]
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.[1]

The organist at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was the father of composer John Tavener.[2]

Architecture

[edit]

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.[citation needed] 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.[3]

Notable residents

[edit]

Nearest places

[edit]

Overlapping (in many definitions):

Rail and London Underground stations

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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.

Further reading

[edit]