The Gleanings With Railings To Rear West

The Gleanings is a house dating to approximately 1830. The architect is unknown, but the design shows influence from the work of Sir John Soane, with a combination of Grecian detailing towards the street and Gothic elements looking towards the river, reminiscent of J.B. Rebecca. The house is constructed of buff-coloured stucco over gault brick, with exposed brick on the side elevations, and has a Welsh slate hipped roof. It is a double-depth house with a central entrance hall and a staircase leading to the rear.

The front elevation is symmetrical, with three bays, the central bay projecting under a pediment. The side bays are topped by a parapet with a cornice. The first-floor windows are recessed in two layers under elliptical arches, featuring 12-pane hornless sashes in revealed frames. A plat band separates the ground and first floors. The centre bay and side bays have rusticated pilasters on the ground floor. A porch with Doric columns and a simple moulded cornice provides access to raised and fielded panel double doors, which have fixed side lights and a flat fanlight above. Side windows are similarly treated, with a 12-pane sash flanked by blind panels.

The rear elevation features three bays and crenellations; the side bays project and are connected by string courses at the cornice level and the level of the first floor. The latter is broken by a lower, semi-circular, storied projection, also crenellated. All rear windows are arched, with hood moulds; the first floor windows are tripartite sashes (3:6:3 with hornless glazing) while the ground floor windows are 2:4:2 horned sashes. The centre sashes are 12-pane (first floor) and 9-pane (ground floor) and incorporate intersecting Gothic tracery and trefoil heads to the side lights. Sash windows and some blank openings are found on the side elevations. A left return connects to a service range.

The interior contains contemporary fittings, including an open-well staircase with iron stick balusters and a wreathed rail, lit by a glazed dome at the well. There are panelled doors with reeded door surrounds, plaster cornices and decorative panels in the hall. Some chimney-pieces have been replaced. Originally, the rear central semi-circular projection housed water closets, supplied from a lead cistern concealed behind the crenellation and fed by lead guttering that collected rainwater from the roofs. The cistern remains. Spear-headed railings on a ragstone plinth form the boundary at the foot of the rear garden (west side) and are included in the listing.