Woodbridge House, Guildford

Woodbridge House is situated on land which was, in the 1830s, part of the estate of Captain James Stirling, the first governor of the Swan River Colony.
 In 1883 this land was purchased by Charles Harper, a prominent citizen of the colony who was renowned locally as a farmer, politician, explorer, chaplain and part owner of the West Australian newspaper. 
Harper had leased the land for several years prior to his purchase, but after buying the property he constructed the turreted colonial mansion which still stands today, a home which 'The Inquirer' described in 1894 as 'the handsomest private residence that has yet been erected in the colony.' 
It was here that Harper and his wife Fanny raised their ten children.
We will have to go back to this old Victorian style house another day it was closed to the public today, darn it! 
We enjoyed lunch and a walk along the river edge instead, then we went into Guildford for a drink at the oldest pub in Perth the Rose & Crown, the streets look very pretty lined with blossom trees (extra) it was a beautiful day 23c just how we like it.