Sedbury Park

Sedbury Park is a large country house, dating from the 19th century and now used as a school. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with low-pitched Welsh slate roofs and substantial Victorian chimney stacks flanking the central hall. The house is a large, compact block with a projecting porch to the south. A colonnade featuring unfluted Doric columns runs the full width of the south front and also across the west return front. A lower block set at right angles is situated at the rear and connected to the main building by a glazed, quadrant passageway.

The main facade is three storeys and symmetrical, with a three-window arrangement and a full-height central projection over the ante-room. The second floor has small six-pane sashes, with the central unit and returns on the projection within moulded architraves. The first floor features 12-pane sashes in moulded architraves, and a central tripartite sash with pilasters and a cornice. On the ground floor, there are two full-depth part-glass sashes, a central pair of doors with a fielded bottom panel and glazed upper section. A porte-cochere is situated at the doorway, with two columns in antis and responds. A large extension to the right is not included in the listing. The west front mirrors the main front, with a three-storey, 1:3:1 window arrangement and flat bays.

The north front features a flat-roofed extension to the right. The second floor displays sections of blank balustrade in recesses, alongside a 12-pane sash at the first floor – the central section of which has been modified. The ground floor includes a three-light plate glass sash with stone pilasters under a flat segmental head, and a similar window with a flat architrave centrally positioned. To the left is a Victorian glazed quadrant passage connecting to a single-storey ashlar block which includes a tripartite plate-glass sash with stone pilasters.

Inside, a fine central hall is notable for its open-well stone staircase with heavy fluted newels, a decorative wrought iron handrail, and a panelled soffit with an egg and dart mould. A first-floor gallery has three arched openings and a wood balustrade, with an upper balustrade incorporating glazing. The floor is black and white marble, and a conical roof-light is contained within a deep compartmented ceiling. The interior also features panelled walls, doors, and shutters. A large elliptical opening is located on the ground floor opposite the entrance door. Door heads exhibit broken 'baroque' pediments. Doorcases, cornices, and panelling are generally of good quality.