Earlier Houses: There were two earlier houses on, or near, the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: Sir George Beaumont, 7th Bt.

House & Family History: Sir George Beaumont (1753-1827) was an important supporter of the writers of his day. Coleridge, Wordsworth, Southey, and Sir Walter Scott were all friends. Wordsworth wrote a number of poems at Coleorton Hall, while Scott began his great historical novel "Ivanhoe" during a stay here. Sir George was also a major patron of the arts who gifted his important art collection to The National Gallery, an institution he helped found.

Garden & Outbuildings: In 1812 Sir George Beaumont, 7th Bt., erected in the grounds of Coleorton a cenotaph to the memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds, whom Sir George believed to be the most important painter of the 18th century. The Grade II-listed structure, which is carved with inscriptions commemorating Reynolds written by William Wordsworth, is flanked by terms capped with busts of Raphael and Michaelangelo. Between 1833 and 1836 John Constable painted the cenotaph in a dark woodland setting. The oil painting, "Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds," is today in the collection of the National Gallery, London.

John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. I, p. 107, 1852.

John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, 1819.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Grade II

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Sir Henry Beaumont, until 1607; Thomas Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont of Swords, 1607-25; Sapcote Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont of Swords, 1625-58; Thomas Beaumont, 3rd Viscount Beaumont of Swords, 1658-1702; Sir George Beaumont, 4th Bt., 1702-37; Sir Lewis Beaumont, 5th Bt., 1737-38; Sir George Beaumont, 6th Bt., 1738-62; Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt., 1762-1807. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Bt., 1807-27; Sir George Howland Willoughby Beaumont, 8th Bt., 1827-45; Sir George Howland Beaumont, 9th Bt., 1845-82; Sir George Howland William Beaumont, 10th Bt., 1882-1914; Sir George Arthur Hamilton Beaumont, 11th Bt., 1914-33; Sir George Howland Francis Beaumont, 12th Bt., 1933-48; Beaumont family here from the 15th until the 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association

Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family

Ownership Details: Converted into 12 luxury flats in the late 1990s

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No