in the 1960s brimmer hall was owned by major douglas vaughn who developed the location as a tourist attraction. as the plantation was growing produce such as coconuts, with 15,580 trees, bananas, citrus and pimento, visitors were shown around the plantation and then allowed to enjoy facilities which included a flower garden, swimming pool and bar. in 1967 he opened six shops in the former stables, which had previously housed a number of race horses. these had been reconditioned and given the names of race horses associated with brimmer hall: grey owl, dandy, creation, please forward, madonna and rakoush. each shop specialised in a particular range of goods: one stall provided goat skin products and chinaware, another replicas of pirate treasure found in port royal, straw goods, textiles and other miscellaneous items. karl parboosingh was the art consultant and several of his paintings were also on sale.