Numbers 29 And 31 And Attached Front Garden Walls And Piers

A pair of attached houses, Numbers 29 and 31, were built in 1893 by Henry Dare Bryan. They are constructed of snecked limestone rubble with limestone dressings, a brick second floor, brick ridge and gable stacks, and a concrete tile hipped roof. The design follows a double-depth plan and is executed in the Queen Anne style.

The houses are three storeys high and each has a two-window front. A symmetrical arrangement features paired gables projecting from the centre, with side entrances. Ground-floor windows are stone-framed mullion and transom casements, while first-floor windows are mullion nine-pane sash windows. The doorways are distinguished by pilasters supporting cornices above, a mullion overlight, a steeply ramped panel displaying the date pad and flanking dolphins, and panelled double doors with a raised central diamond design. Ground-floor bays flank the central gables, containing a central cross window. A balustraded balcony with a carved frieze sits below, while a narrower first-floor bay has a swept roof with a finial; the finial has been removed from Number 29. Smaller four-pane sash windows are situated either side of the bay roof, which is topped by an overhanging timber-framed gable top supported on corbels. Outer ground-floor windows are three-light units, while paired nine-pane first-floor windows are present. The eaves are coved and stone, and the front roof extends to create a projecting end dormer incorporating the corbelled gable-end stacks. The interior of the houses has not been inspected.

Attached to the front are garden walls and piers, which are topped with ball finials. The development was influenced by Norman Shaw's Bedford Park, which dates to 1881.