Osmaston Hall

Osmaston Hall was built in 1696 in brick and stone for Robert Wilmot, Notable members of the Wilmot family associated with the house include not only the first three Wilmot baronets of Osmaston but also Sir John Eardley Wilmot, who rose to be Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Its grounds covered 250 acre and included a small lake. The Wilmot family lived on the estate for almost 200 years. Before it was purchased in 1890 by the Midland Railway Company it contained a fine art collection which included numerous paintings. The house and gardens were reportedly sold for £86,000. At the time of the purchase, the hall had been the home of the Reverend Sir George Lewis Wilmot-Horton, Bart.…