Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen (1779–1849), British politician, MP for Wiltshire 1812–1819 and 1832–1837
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Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (1845–1932), British military commander and Governor of Natal Colony 1909–1910
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Walter Sickert was one of the staff and became a mentor to Lord Methuen RA, who was the owner of the Court during that period.
The British forces, a contingent of Lord Methuen led by Captain Poison, were descending the 500 ft escarpment above town, when they were confronted by entrenched Boer forces of about double their number.
The first Baron's grandfather, Paul Methuen, was the cousin and heir of the wealthy Sir Paul Methuen, a well-known politician, courtier, diplomat and patron of art and literature, who was the son of John Methuen (c. 1650–1706), Lord Chancellor of Ireland between 1697 and 1703 and ambassador to Portugal.
In 1745, Paul Methuen bought the house, which has since remained in the Methuen family.