28 Bridge Street and 26 Row

This is a public house, dating to approximately 1789, with a refurbishment around 1900. It is constructed of brown Flemish bond brickwork, largely rendered, with a grey slate roof that is hipped at the front, running at right angles to Bridge Street. The building has cellars and four storeys, one bay, situated at the north corner of Bridge Street and Commonhall Street.

The bar, at street level facing Bridge Street, has an ornamental surround to an arched doorway, with a panel inscribed "Ye Olde Vaults" in raised lettering above, on the south side. A 24-pane window replaces an earlier, similar window. Brick end piers are present, with the south-facing corner rounded at street level. The Row front features substantial wooden balusters and a rail, designed to resemble numbers 22 and 24 Row. There is a stallboard approximately 1.2 metres from the front to back, with a plaster ceiling above and a Row walk. The rear face of the upper lounge, dating to circa 1900, is timber-framed, incorporating a mock-Tudor south-facing door and an over-panel inscribed "Ye Olde Vaults" in raised lettering. The fascia over the Row opening, the architrave frieze, and the cornices at the fourth-storey floor and eaves are designed to match those of numbers 20, 22, and 24 Row. Each upper storey has a three-light leaded metal casement window, and there is an eaves parapet. The architrave, frieze, and cornices extend to the Commonhall Street face. The lower two storeys show the exposed Flemish bond brickwork. The ground floor has a doorway and small leaded hopper windows; the Row-facing floor has three leaded cross-windows and a mullioned and transomed three-light casement. The third floor has a two-light leaded casement and four leaded cross-windows, while the fourth floor has three leaded casements. A rainwater pipe and head of lead, with a lead bracket dated 1789, are also present, along with three lateral chimneys.

The interior includes 18th and 19th-century beer cellars. A deep bar features some timber beams. There are two shorter rear rooms, one with a fireplace and one with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. A stair leads to a Row-level lounge with an ornate plaster ceiling decorated with grapes and vines, dating to around 1900. Most features on the third floor are concealed, while the fourth floor retains late 18th-century five-panelled doors.