Fredericks Restaurant

Frederick's Restaurant, - named after the present owner's Great Uncle.

Frederick Talbot-Ponsonby was born on 19th January 1879 and died in South Africa aged just 51.

He was a huge character - full of life and fun! To quote the family biographer - 'Freddie is by profession a sailor, and by name and inclination an Emperor. Being very seldom at home he is apt to be rather spoilt when he is, and does not hesitate to take advantage of the fact. He is shorter than his brothers and wears the old-fashioned Naval whiskers, ...he cannot sing, but is extremely fond of making a lot of noise accompanied by the Piano and has been called the 'Marine Monster'.

His family teased him and called him the 'Emperor Frederick'. His sisters designed him a flag - and his imperial 'crest' was carved on the back of the Punt Seat which now hangs in the Restaurant.

On leave home from the Navy, when playing tennis with his sisters, they complained he had an unfair advantage as he was not hampered by the voluminous Victorian skirts they wore, so he donned his sisters' skirts and played again!

A brilliant water-colour artist he loved to paint the ships in which he served, and scenes around Langrish. Frederick loved Langrish and would be so proud of the award-winning Restaurant that bears his name.