Hatfield, St Etheldreda's Church c.1960
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More about this scene
In 'Pride and Prejudice' Jane Austen calls Hatfield 'a busy little street that leads to my Lord Salisbury's house'. Opposite the old Salisbury Arms public house in Fore Street stands St Etheldreda's church. It dates from the 13th century and contains the Salisbury Chapel, built in 1618 to hold the tomb of Robert Cecil, first earl of Salisbury, at a cost of £460. Clearly, this was a town dominated by the Salisbury family and their home at Hatfield House. However, when Charles Dickens visited the house, he was more impressed by the earl's huge gooseberries than his huge house! But later, during his visit in 1835 as a young cub newspaper reporter, he witnessed the burning of the west wing when the first marchioness was burnt to death after knocking over a lighted candle.
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