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The building was originally constructed as a Georgian townhouse before being used as the town’s first post office. Its last permanent use was the office base for Alnwick District Council. The building has undergone a number of development phases leading to various additions and extensions at the rear and significant structural alterations to the original Georgian townhouse. The building was extended and modified when it was used by the Post Office and was then subject to a comprehensive re-fit when it was converted into Council Offices. As a result, many of the original internal walls, staircase, plasterwork, woodwork and fireplaces were removed. However, on a positive note at the same time the external structure of the building underwent extensive repairs including renovation of the main facade, including stonework repairs, new cast iron gutters and downpipes, and replacement sash windows.

The building was vacated 2013 when the District Offices were closed. Since then the building has largely been vacant except for a few
short-term tenants.