[1] The house was built in 1887 for Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, and designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.

It was also designed by Douglas for the duke, and was used for visitors taking boat trips on the adjacent River Dee.

It is an open timber-framed building with a timber balustrade standing on a sandstone plinth, and with a red tiled roof.

The structure has a tiebeam inscribed with the date 1888, and carrying a plaster panel depicting a goddess with serpent staff and a cornucopia, which is flanked by dolphins and with the motto "PEACE AND PLENTY".

It is also designated as a Grade II listed building.