The Frythe

The Frythe

The Frythe is a country house set in its own grounds in rural Hertfordshire, just outside the village of Welwyn, about 30 miles north of London.In its time, it has been a landed gentleman's residence, an hotel, a secret government research establishment (used by the Special Operations Executive), and now a modern commercial research facility, operated by GlaxoSmithKline.

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* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/Frythe.html A history of The Frythe]
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