In the early 1900s traffic engineers planned to demolish the building to ease the flow of traffic between High St and Wine St. These plans were dropped after the Lord Mayor used his casting vote against them, http://www.bristolblitzed.org//?page_id=27%20Bristol%20Blitzed:%20The%20Dutch%20House however the lower storey was cut back by 8 feet in 1908 to accommodate the pavement so that the junction could be eased.