The domain adjoining the house was comparatively small terminating on the north side to a point now represented by the end of a row of shops, where a lodge was built.

[2] However the land behind the cliff, which was also owned by the Duke, stretched up as far as what today is the Glencrutchery Road and which at the time of the early 19th century was said to be thickly wooded.

This led to the notion of establishing a new town in the area to be called Woodville,[1] however this merely resulted in a few late Georgian houses bordering on what today is Victoria Road.

[2][4][1][5] In 1831 the main building was converted into a hotel, with local architect John Welch (who designed such structures as King William's College, the Smelt Monument and the Tower of Refuge) being responsible for the alterations.

It only reopened after an extensive CCTV system was fitted and security reassurances were met, by this time its heyday had long gone with popularity transferring to other nearby clubs.

Jimmy B's finally closed its doors as a nightclub in 2002 to become an American themed restaurant "Arbuckle's" and later a live music venue called The Office (2003).

A bowling complex was built with a fun pub called Studebaker's which quite quickly evolved into a late bar and then took on nightclub hours and music events.

[4][5] From purchase, the owners undertook incremental remedial works to secure the fabric and site, in addition to demolition of modern extensions to the listed structure.