Hatfield House
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hatfield House by pam fray as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © pam fray Taken: 10 Apr 2008
This "new" house was built for Robert Cecil, son of William, Lord Burghley. The house took 4 years to build and was finished just after Robert died in 1612. In 2007, Hatfield House celebrated 400 years as the seat of the Cecil family.