 Dr. Frank was a manager of Deutsche Bank until he was forced to give up his position in 1933 and into exile in 1938.In 1933 with the rise to power of the Nazis, Ernst Freud left Berlin for London where he settled in St. John's Wood.He secured a number of commissions for private houses and blocks of flats around Hampstead including the notable Frognal Close in 1938, Belvedere Court, Lyttelton Road and a consulting room for Melanie Klein.