[1][2] The building is located on the western edge of St Leonard's Place, York, England.

[4][5] One of the workmen said that the hoard had been contained in a clay vessel, which was broken when a pickaxe struck it.

It is two storeys in height, with a basement below, built in brick and with a cement-rendered front elevation in a neo-classical style.

[6] On 31 March 2005, the De Grey Rooms were purchased from the City of York Council by the York Conservation Trust in order to "preserve the buildings for posterity as significant repairs and renovations were required to be carried out".

[7] The Trust leased it to York Theatre Royal, who used some of it for storage of costumes and sets.