The Grade II listed stone building consists of two two-storey structures, one late medieval and the other added in the 18th century.

The building began as an almshouse for workers on the adjoining St John's Bridge in the 1220s, before becoming part of a priory and then an inn.

[4][5] The building was started in the 1220s by Peter Fitzherbert as a hospital or almshouse, dedicated to St. John the Baptist,[6][7] which had the mandate of caring for workmen on the bridge.

[8] The building was part of the Augustinian Lechlade Priory founded in the 13th century by Isabella de Mortimer; in 1252 Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall became its patron.

[6] Near the end of the 18th century, a two-storey addition was made on the northern side; this building features stone construction and a slate roof.