Monument to Hugh, Earl Grosvenor

Edward George Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (16 November 1904 – 13 February 1909) was the only son of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, and died following an operation for appendicitis. The Duke commissioned Detmar Blow to design a memorial to his son, and Blow's French partner Fernand Billerey may have also been involved in the design. The sculptor was Emile Madeline, and the memorial was completed in 1910.

The memorial consists of an enclosure of bronze railings and panels on a sandstone base, which stretch on four sides around the Earl's grave, with three bronze figures at the head of the grave. The railings are 141 cm long, 76 cm wide, and 34 cm high. The figures are respectively 69 cm, 65 cm, and 60 cm high. The panels are decorated with heraldic symbols of the Grosvenor family, and include portcullises, wheat sheaves, coronets, and roses. Along the top of the railings, and going round all four sides, is an inscription reading: }} The tombstone is inscribed: At the head of the tomb are three bronze figures, each bearing one of the Earl's given names; Edward I with a model of a church,…