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The Proud legacy of Alex grant Pharmacy

THE HOUSE AT ROMAN ROCK-AND ITS OWNERS

By Dr. Robin Lee Individual houses feature largely in Hermanus history because of the influence that the usually wealthy owners had on…

The Marine was Hermanus’ very own Fawlty Towers

The Marine Hotel has been an integral part of the life of Hermanus ever since it opened in 1904. The Luyt family were involved with the…

Berdine Luyt’s ‘John’ – A Wartime Romance?

[caption id="attachment_586" align="alignleft" width="406"] Berdine image 1945[/caption] Among the…

The New Harbour in Hermanus: Part 2

From the time the New Harbour opened in 1951 to about 1970, it was the base for a perlemoen boom. Divers flocked to Hermanus, with…

Hermanus New Harbour

Hermanus has two harbours, neither of them with a proper name. They are just “The Old Harbour” near the town centre and “The New Harbour”…

Fire and Hermanus History

Fire has been an integral part of the Overstrand and Hermanus for millions of years. The first fires happened for purely natural reasons,…

A Swallow Makes a Garden

Magdalena Jurina “Swallow” Neethling Born:  28 May 1877                         Died:  7 Aug 1953  1895 at age of 17 began teaching…

Sir William's Grave: A Lesson in Dedication

The graves of Sir William and Lady Hoy on the summit of Hoy’s Koppie are (regrettably) damaged from time to time. Three months ago vandals…

History of Clarence Drive

I came across a website www.buzzfeed.com recently where a follower, called travelguru, rated Clarence Drive (or, more prosaically, a…

Hoy's Koppie: The Jewel of Hermanus

In the mid-19th century the early inhabitants of Hermanuspietersfontein called it “Klip Kop” – an isolated hill rising some 75 metres above…