Frank Tugwell

Frank Alfred Tugwell (July 1861 – 20 March 1940) was a British architect.

Background Born in Scarborough, Tugwell attended the Scarborough High School for Boys. He then studied architecture under John Hall, while also attending the Scarborough School of Art. Tugwell died at home at 40, Esplanade, Scarborough, following a five-year retirement from architecture. He next became an assistant to E. R Robson, and in 1886 became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He returned to Scarborough and entered into partnership with Hall. Together, they designed numerous houses in the town and also renovated many of its pubs. He built 4–6 Holbeck in 1895 as his own house, but soon moved elsewhere.

Between 1896 and 1898, Tugwell worked with W. E. Barry and Sydney Tugwell, his younger brother. He then worked on his own, mostly in the arts and crafts style, and also became known for designing theatres, and nominated for the same position on 24 February 1919. He also served as president of Old Scarborians RUFC. Tugwell was a traveller, antiquary and archaeologist in his spare time.

"Touchstone" of the Harrogate Advertiser commented that:

At a time when England was slowly and for the most part reluctantly throwing off the shackles of the Victorian age, Mr Tugwell was always mercifully ahead of the times, and his work still looks refreshingly modern and up-to-date even in these stream-lined days. Harrogate Theatre (1898–1900) Hawkwood Court (1924) Scarborough Spa ballroom (1925) Savoy Theatre, London (1929) Hole in the Wall pub National Provincial Bank St Aubyns and Coppins, Scalby