Since that time until 2021 it has had a number of uses including as a boys school, a factory,[2] a retail unit, a fast food restaurant and a pub.

[5] The commissioners imposed a covenant which forced the construction of the vaulted archway synonymous with the building and provided for a public right of way through the site under the arch as a means of enabling public access from the quays and Ha'penny Bridge through to Crown Alley and Temple Bar.

This laneway is today also named "Merchants' Arch" and forms the main entrance to the Temple Bar area for members of the public crossing over from the Northside of the Liffey.

There are ashlar calp walls to the sides and rear of the property while the chimneystacks are constructed in brown brick.

[7] In 2021, a hotel development proposed to be built at 1-4 Merchant's Arch laneway, was controversially granted planning permission.