44, Lower Bridge Street

No. 44 Lower Bridge Street is a town house that has been converted into a shop, office, and studio. It has a core that dates back to the 17th century or earlier, with a front that was likely added in 1717 when the Row was enclosed. The building features stone-dressed Flemish bond brown brick and a grey slate roof, with the front gable set back behind a parapet.

The exterior consists of four storeys. The shopfront includes a replaced two-pane glazed door and shop window set in a rendered surround, probably made of stone. It has a timber modillion cornice and old stone end-piers, with the northern pier rendered, which rise through the first and second storeys, where there was formerly an undercroft and Row. The second, third, and fourth storeys each have two flush sash windows, with painted stone sills and wedge lintels. The second storey has windows with 12 square panes, the third storey has 16 panes, and the fourth storey has 9 panes. The end-piers are unbonded through the lower two storeys, while the third and fourth storeys feature rusticated quoins. The parapet has simple coping.

Inside, the first and second storeys have chamfered cross-beams made of oak. There is a dogleg closed-string oak stair with square newels, two substantial barleysugar balusters per step, moulded straight rectangular rails, and a dado of fielded panels. The front room on the third storey has two chamfered oak beams and a corner chimney-breast, while the rear room has an oak beam. The open-well stair leading to the fourth storey is detailed similarly to the lower stairs, and the fourth storey features two exposed cross-beams.