The building stands on land originally bought in 1883 by Thomas Horn of the Royal Hotel from the Anglican Church, which was then acquired in 1884 by Hendrik Carolus Stroebel. George W. Brent Steytler, Knysna’s first Town Clerk (from 1882 to 1914), lived in the adjacent home, named “Brent House”. In 1921 John F. Y. Stalker bought the property and built the pharmacy shop in 1923, designed by Simpson & Bridgman of Oudtshoorn. In 1924, shortly after completion, chemist P. L. Looch moved in with his business, the “Knysna Pharmacy”. … Read the full article…