The building was built originally circa 1700s, of 4 storey height stone construction and served by one central staircase accessing the upper apartment accommodation rooms.During the buildings' life it has remained as originally constructed as an accommodation block, more recent conversions have made the block accessible to ground floor level with purpose customised apartments serving the needs of wheelchair users.Upper level apartments have been converted to multi-bedroom units each sharing common living rooms, bathrooms and kitchen facilities.Currently universal access has been provided on the ground floor level, but no access is possible for wheelchair users to the upper levels.