Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter FRS, known as Henry Cecil from 1754 to 1793 and as The Earl of Exeter from 1793 to 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1
The Marquess of Exeter with his second wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Lady Sophia Cecil. By Thomas Lawrence.
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire
Burghley House, Cambridgeshire
Hanbury Hall
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Hanbury Hall is a large 18th-century stately home standing in parkland at Hanbury, Worcestershire. The main range has two storeys and is built of red brick in the Queen Anne style. It is a Grade I lis
Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter
…he ever made much contribution to the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Henry Cecil married, firstly, Emma Vernon, daughter of Thomas Vernon, of Hanbury Hall, in 1776. Emma was an heiress, and was able to add the considerable income from the Vernon estates in Worcestershire (her father had died in 1771) and…
The disputed date above the entrance
Hanbury Hall circa 1880
The rear of the hall, viewed across the parterre.