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Hatfield Park, HATFIELD, AL9 5NQ

This is the west wing of the house which contains the Chapel. A destructive fire during the evening of 27 November 1835 caused much internal damage to the wing and took the life of the 85-year-old Lady Mary Emily Hill, Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, and widow of James, the 7th Earl of Salisbury. Fortunately the Chapel, which was consecrated in 1614 and is part of the original fabric of the house, was relatively undamaged, being saved by the water pouring from the lead water tanks which melted in the intense heat, and by a fortuitous sudden change in the direction of the wind.

The west frontage at Hatfield House, with fountain.

Hatfield House is a red brick country house, a prime example of Jacobean architecture, set within the Great Park about 21 miles north of London. Built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, it has been the home of the Cecil family ever since and is currently the home of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury and their family. It is a Grade I listed building, https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101173363-hatfield-house-hatfield#.XOk1vXdFzwp, and one of the so-called ten treasure houses of England, https://www.treasurehouses.co.uk/house/hatfield/.

Hatfield House is a red brick country house, a prime example of Jacobean architecture, set within the Great Park about 21 miles north of London. Built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, it has been the home of the Cecil family ever since and is currently the home of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury and their family. It is a Grade I listed building, https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101173363-hatfield-house-hatfield#.XOkqiXdFzwo, and one of the so-called ten treasure houses of England, https://www.treasurehouses.co.uk/house/hatfield/.

The west frontage of Hatfield House, as viewed from a doorway to the Bishop's Palace.

Hatfield House is a red brick country house, a prime example of Jacobean architecture, set within the Great Park about 21 miles north of London. Built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, it has been the home of the Cecil family ever since and is currently the home of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury and their family. It is a Grade I listed building, https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101173363-hatfield-house-hatfield#.XOk1vXdFzwp, and one of the so-called ten treasure houses of England, https://www.treasurehouses.co.uk/house/hatfield/. The Renaissance Sculpture is a water sculpture designed by one of Britain’s most prolific sculptors, Angela Conner.

King and Queen sculpture in the west garden at Hatfield House.

Hatfield House was built between 1607 and 1611 for Robert Cecil, first Earl of Salisbury, and son of Lord Burghley, the chief minister of Queen Elizabeth I. Although Robert Cecil himself died in 1612 so was never able to enjoy the house his descendants have lived in it for the 400 years since. The main architect of the house was Robert Lemynge but Simon Basil, the Surveyor of the King’s Works, and Inigo Jones also contributed to the design. This is the north façade taken late in the afternoon after most of the visitors had left.

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.