Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane was a British academic, author, specialist of Shinto and Japanologist.
Richard Ponsonby-Fane, shortly before his death in 1937. The scarf around his neck is a constant feature of photos taken in his later years. It was said to have been hand-made by Empress Teimei, and offered to him as a token of friendship.
A view of the Ponsonby-Fane family home, Brympton d'Evercy, in Somerset.
Brympton d'Evercy, a grade I listed manor house near Yeovil in the county of Somerset, England, has been called the most beautiful in England. In 1927 the British magazine Country Life devoted three articles to it, in which Christopher Hussey, near the start of a 50-year career as an architectural authority, termed it "the one which created the greatest impression and summarises so exquisitely English country life qualities." His articles remain the only detailed account of the house, which has belonged to six families: the D'Evercys, Stourtons, Sydenhams, Fanes, Weeks (1992–2008), and Glossops.
Brympton d'Evercy
Entrance front c. 1868.
Brympton d'Evercy from the south around 1722 by Jan Kip and Leonard Knyff.
Brympton d'Evercy, stages of construction. A:Hall 1450; B:1460; C:Nether parlour 1520; D:Church 14th century; E:Priest House 15th century; F:West front:16th century; G:Porch 1722 H:Clock tower (original porch); K:Staircase hall possible site of earlier manor; L:State rooms 1680?; O:Kitchen 16th century; P:Farmhouse
