 The building was designed by the architects Lucy and Littler and features a domed banking hall with paired corinthian columns.The two bays to the right of the building are a matching addition, designed by G. E. Grayson.After the Midland Bank had relocated to the northern end of the street, the building was converted in 1990 by Wayne Rose, a Liverpool businessman, at the age of 23, into a bar, restaurant and a 4-star rated, 20-bed, all-suite hotel, known as Trials Hotel due to its close proximity to the Queen Elizabeth Law Courts.