FROGNAL HOUSE

FROGNAL HOUSE, FROGNAL AVENUE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1064228
Date first listed:: 30-May-1978
List Entry Name:: FROGNAL HOUSE
Statutory Address:: FROGNAL HOUSE, FROGNAL AVENUE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1064228
Date first listed:: 30-May-1978
List Entry Name:: FROGNAL HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: FROGNAL HOUSE, FROGNAL AVENUE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: FROGNAL HOUSE, FROGNAL AVENUE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Bexley (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ4647970832

Details

1. 5005 TQ 4670 18/1 30.5.78

FROGNAL AVENUE Sidcup Frognal House

II GV

2. Large country house, mainly C17 and C18 external elevations, but older fragments inside, the whole arranged around a courtyard. The south range contains remains of a C15 timber-framed building of 2-bay hall and storeyed wing at east end; C16 framed wing added at west end extending into west range; this now cased in brick of late C17, 2 main storeys of red brick, 11 sash windows with glazing bars, right hand pair of windows blind; brick band course, moulded cornice and ramped parapet; central doorway with cornice on carved console brackets. East range is founded on stone building of circa 1550; the stone foundation survives to water table level on the east front; this range has been rebuilt in C17 and early C18 and now has fine red brick front, 2 storeys and 11 segmental headed sash windows with glazing bars, the right hand 2 windows an addition at the time of the latest rebuilding; central doorway with flat hood on carved console brackets. North and west ranges are service quarters, the north range brick on stone foundations similar to the east range, the west range a C17 brick encasing of the C16 timber-framed added wing to original hall. Additions to north-west include a C19 single storey ballroom and a short C19 2 storey range joining main house to 5 window 2 storey C18 building in red brick. Internal courtyard shows stone building surviving to first floor level on east and north ranges, with fine galletted pointing; 4-centred stone head to cellar door in east range; 2 blocked windows with stone surrounds, one in upper wall of original kitchen, the other over original ground floor doorway, in north range; this doorway has pegged and chamfered wooden jambs. Staircase tower in south-east corner of courtyard contains early C18 staircase with fluted and turned balusters and carved tread-ends. The east range contains a blocked original C16 fireplace at south end and inserted C17 chimney stack in the centre; on the first floor is an 8 bay gallery with raised and fielded panelling and white marble bolection chimney piece between giant fluted Corinthian pilasters ; back stairs at north end of range are C17, originally lit by now blocked window with stone surround. North range contains 2 original blocked fireplaces, a window with original wood surround and ferramenta on north wall and 2 original timber-framed partitions. The west room on ground floor in the south range contains a bolection moulded marble chimney piece. House owned in early C16. by Markes Dyngley whose will (1550) refers to a new cellar and a new chamber; early C17 owner Sir William Watkins is said to have improved the house; subsequent owners included Sir Philip Warwick (ob 1683, see D.N.B.), the Tryon family and the Viscounts Sydney (first Viscount, ob. 1800, see D.N.B.); became a hospital in 1917; consent for use as offices given in 1980. Reference: Webb, History of Chislehurst, 1899.

Listing NGR: TQ4647970832

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Legacy System number:: 198673
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Webb, , History of Chislehurst, (1899)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.