Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster

Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795–1869) was a politician, land owner, and philanthropist. He was a member of the Grosvenor family, whose main country seat was Eaton Hall near Chester. His major benefaction to the city of Chester was the gift of a number of fields near the centre of the city to provide a public park as a place of recreation for its citizens. In addition, the Marquess paid for the design of the park and its laying out by Edward Kemp, a prominent garden designer. The park was opened in October 1867. The idea of creating a memorial to Richard Grosvenor had been first suggested in 1865 by the Mayor of Chester as "a lasting testimonial to mark the public and…

The statue consists of a figure in marble standing on a pedestal of Derbyshire granite. The figure is more than life-size, being about 3.6 m high. The pedestal is of a similar height. The inscription on the pedestal reads as follows. As of 2012 its condition is described as being "quite severely weathered".