Page 11 - Froghall Drive Our Story

included the frontage onto Waterloo Road. They ran a nursing home in Frog Hall, with Donovan as
the manager. The sale covenant insisted that they kept the hedges and fences in good order and

were not allowed to keep poultry or pigeons.

29 September 1940

The yearly tenancy with Etwell terminated after one year's notice.

7 September 1945
Frog Hall was put up for auction with Watts & Sons by the Budges but did not reach the reserve

price.

6 March 1946

The Hall was sold privately by the Budges to James Buzzacott for £8000 (for and as a donation to
the Salvation Army Homes) to be known as the Nurse Emily Buzzacott Home in the memory of Miss

E Buzzacott. He renamed it Buzzacott Hall and the Salvation Army ran it as an old people's home
until they moved out themselves, as they found it too expensive. Somewhere about this time there

was an idea to convert Frog Hall into an hotel, but this was turned down because the drive was

considered too narrow, if cars were parked in it, for a fire engine to come down it in the event of an
emergency.

27 January 1950

The London Gazette announced the death of Edith Marian Butterworth, of Buzzacott Hall.

25 June 1952

The London Gazette announced the death of Alice Sarah Dunn, of Buzzacott Hall. This lady, and the
one before, were presumably residents of the old people's home.