 The resultant external character of the original sandstock brick building has been changed by it being painted entirely.There is evidence of painted historic advertising signage is readily evident within the upper south-facing gable wall with the word "Castrol" showing through the painted layers in a curved format.Although the detail of the building has undergone fabric manipulation and change over the 140 years it remains externally a surviving example of an early Victorian shop in an evolving streetscape.