Grosvenor continued the family interest in horse racing[1] and, when he was living in the country estate, he spent time hunting and fishing.

[11] For this park Douglas designed a number of items, including the Entrance Lodge, the gates, and a cover for Billy Hobby's Well.

[8] In 1865 the citizens of Chester began to raise money for the erection of a statue "to mark the public and private worth of his lordship, and the high estimation in which he is held by his neighbours and tenants, as well as by all classes of the community".

The statue showing the marquess in his Garter robes was designed by Thomas Thornycroft, and erected in 1869; it still stands in Grosvenor Park.

[11]Grosvenor's parents had instilled "high moral principles" in their children, and these stayed with Richard throughout his life.

[2] Following their marriage, Westminster and his wife initially lived at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the family's country house, with Lord and Lady Grosvenor.

[2] Lord Westminster and his wife had thirteen children, ten of whom survived into adulthood and three of whom lived into their nineties.

[15] Near the east end of Pimlico Road in the City of Westminster, London is a drinking fountain decorated with mosaics in his honour.