Smedmore House

Smedmore House is a 17th-century manor house that was altered and enlarged in the early 18th century and again in 1761. The house is constructed of stone walls with stone slate roofs, and features stacks of ashlar stone and brick, topped with moulded stone caps. The main north-west elevation, dating from 1761, is of ashlar stone with ashlar end stacks and large bows at each end. It is two storeys and attics high, with a central doorway framed by a classical surround including Ionic pilasters and a pediment. The doorway has a part-glazed door. The central section of the ground floor has two double-hung sash windows with glazing bars, set in raised stone surrounds, and the first floor has three similar windows. Each bow has three similar windows on both the ground and first floors. A gabled dormer with casements is visible in the attic.

The early 18th-century south-west elevation, which was partially obscured when the front range was added, features rubble walls with raised ashlar quoins and a parapet with a moulded cornice. It is also two storeys and attics and includes a brick stack with recessed panels on the ridge. A doorway has a bolection moulded architrave and a flat hood on moulded brackets. The ground floor has three double-hung sash windows with glazing bars in bolection moulded surrounds, while the first floor has four similar windows, the one above the door featuring a more elaborate surround. Raised ashlar panels are situated between the ground and first floor windows.

A late 18th-century wing to the south-east is two storeys high and has ashlar stacks. The ground and first floors each have four double-hung sash windows with glazing bars in raised stone surrounds. Several ornamental rainwater heads bearing the Arms of the Clavel family are present. Late 18th-century cannon barrels flank the main entrance.

A 18th-century kitchen block is situated north-east of the main house and has a Venetian window flanked by "Gothic" windows in the rear wall. Internally, the ground floor rooms in the 1761 range contain good moulded panelling, doorcases, and fireplace surrounds. First-floor rooms feature simpler details, including one room with a rococo fireplace surround. The main ground floor room in the early 18th-century block has good oak panelling. An 18th-century staircase of oak has turned and twisted balusters. A 17th-century doorway is located in the rear of the front range. Evidence of former outbuildings exists at the rear, now incorporated into the garden walls.