Old Guard & Customs House

This building was erected circa 1814 and has been used for many things including a Customs House and Guard House. In 1890 it was used for making soda water for the Royal Navy. It was also used as a Barber Shop by both the Royal and South African Navies. It was also used as a command post for the Shore Patrol of both Navies but this practice was discontinued some time ago. In 1899 Edgar Wallace worked out of this building as a medical orderly and where he met his future wife who was the daughter of the local Methodist minister. The building is currently unoccupied.

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