20 Victoria Street sits on Douglas's principal Victorian shopping thoroughfare, in the heart of the town's commercial core. Isle of Man Government planning records show the building (paired with neighbouring 18A) received registered building consent in November 2015 to convert its ground-floor retail premises into a coffee shop, including internal alterations and the blocking-up of one entrance and creation of another. Beyond that recorded consent, no further verified detail on its origins or earlier occupants was found.