Number 26 And The Lendal Cellars Public House

Number 26 and The Lendal Cellars Public House is a wine merchant's premises that has been converted into offices and a public house. It dates from the early 19th century, with a later 19th-century extension, and incorporates cellars from the late 17th century and mid-18th century. The building has been altered in the 20th century and is constructed of red brick in stretcher bond, mostly covered in cement render, with a timber porch and cement-tiled roofs featuring brick stacks.

The structure consists of two parallel ranges above three ranges of cellars. The exterior is one storey high with cellars below, featuring a two-bay front. The left bay has an eaves band leading to a hipped roof adorned with iron corner scrolls, while the right bay has a gabled roof. The left bay includes stone steps leading up to a doorway and a tripartite sash window with glazing bars to the left. The right bay features a flat canopy porch over steps that lead down to a segment-arched cellar entrance, along with a large 20th-century casement window on the ground floor.

Inside the cellars, there are three parallel ranges of segment-arched brick vaults with groined intersections. The first two ranges have stone flagged floors, while the third range has a brick floor. This third range retains stone barrel thrawls and slate bin partitions. The wall between the second and third ranges is raised on stone foundations, likely remnants of the former Augustinian Friary that occupied the site from 1272 to 1538. The premises were later used by Messrs J and G Oldfield, Wine Merchants of York, starting in 1644.