Sir Walter Besant (1836 - 1901) novelist and antiquary, lived and died here.
L.C.C.
NW3, Frognal Gardens, 18
This house, Frognal End, is described and photographed in 1897, during Besant's tenure, at . The says the house was built in 1892 for Besant.
Steve Tatum's Flickr has a and gives "House built in 1892. Architect, James Neale. Construction, Allison & Foskett."
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Sir Walter Besant - Frognal Gardens
Novelist and London historian.  Born Portsmouth. 1884 co-founded the Society ...
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Sir Walter Besant - Frognal Gardens
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
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Sir Walter Besant - Frognal Gardens
Unveiled exactly 109 years after he was born.
The brown plaque is inside the hotel lobby.  Don’t be put off by the doorman – he watched our bike for us while we popped in for the photo.
The foundation stones are listed here left to right. They were laid in October 1889 and the building opened in April the following year....
Unveiled on Hancock's 90th birthday by scriptwriters Galton and Simpson.
The overflow pipe is not part of the memorial.
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