Eaton Hall, Cheshire
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Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is 1 mile (2 km) south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England. The house is surrounded by its own formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. The estate covers about 10,872 acres (4,400 ha).
Eaton Hall from the east, showing the modern Hall at left and the Victorian Eaton Chapel at right
The estate showing the Samwell Hall in 1708. The former house can be seen in the bottom right corner.
The entrance front of the Samwell house
Hall as designed by William Porden
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, styled The Honourable Richard Grosvenor from 1795 to 1802, Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Grosvenor from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor.
Statue of Grosvenor wearing his Garter robes
Elizabeth, Marchioness of Westminster, by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
St Mary's Church, Eccleston: the enclosure which marks the site of the Grosvenor family vault within the demolished old church