A statue of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, stands outside the gates leading to the north side of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire.
The bronze statue by George Frampton was erected in 1906 and portrays The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in a seated position, raised on a large rectangular stone plinth approximately high. The front (west) side of the plinth bears a relief carving of the Salisbury coat of arms, and the inscription 1830–1903.The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Great North Road: London to York, by Charles G. Harper, p. 86
The statue became a Grade II listed building in 1983. It stands to the west of the gates and screen (separately listed at Grade II) erected by The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury on the approach from Hatfield railway station to Hatfield Park and the north side of Hatfield House (itself Grade I listed). To the north of the statue is the Grade II* listed Hatfield War Memorial.
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