Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901), novelist and antiquary, lived and died here.
One of five surviving LCC plaques produced in 1925–6 in the ‘Della Robbia’ style, featuring a colourful raised wreath border. Manufactured by Doulton. A much later plaque commemorating Hugh Gaitskell is also at this address, erected by the Greater London Council in 1986.
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Frognal End, 18 Frognal Gardens, Hampstead, Camden, NW3, London
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by administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme and London County Council in 1925 Part of the L.C.C. Della Robbia series
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