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It’s got quite a lot of similarities with my 1938/1939 Parkes. Seatstays and seat cluster are the same, fork crown is the same and the frame number is the same format as a Sun or Parkes (same company). N-prefix would put it 1946/1947 which is about right for that frame to my eye. Only glaring inconsistency for a Parkes is that all the Parkes frames I’ve seen have head clip headsets right up to the mid/late 50s; however it does have correct integrated headset cups for a head clip and the fork threading is the same as a roadster style headset, so it’s not hard to change. All the other bits like the bottle cage bosses, brake cable bosses and those odd mudguard eyes could have been added later. Osgear dropouts would have been requested by the buyer because Parkes frames of that age were ‘lightweights’ and custom built to order.
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Could your mystery frame be a Sun Wasp?
This is very similiar:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sun-Wasp-1940s-Bike-Patina-shop-window-garden-flower-arranging-display-prop/152478974503
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Anyone recognise this frame? Has me stumped
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