Robert's Old Capel Farm

Author

Shire of Capel

Place Number

14962

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Location

2 Stirling Rd Stirling Estate

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Maidment's
Peringa

Local Government

Capel

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1992, Constructed from 1908

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Aug 1999	Category 4	Category 4 Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Assess in more detail when considering a development application. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place has significance as part of the original Stirling Estate, and its associations with Maidments. The home is a fine example of the period of which there are few in the Capel area.

Physical Description

First house site opposite existing, 2nd existing, 3rd west of the first house.

History

In c1855, large sections of Stirling's Estate were leased to W.J. Roberts and John Scott, and small sections were sublet to younger members of those families. In 1896, William Charles Maidment was a cattle trader working between South Australia and WA when he bought a consignment of horses to Will Ramsay at Minninup. His wife Bessie had been recommended to live near the coast, and in 1907, Maidment bought 640 acres of the former 'Old Capel Farm' (WJ Roberts) from Ted Lang.
Maidment renamed the property Peringa and moved into the new (2nd) house in 1908. He bred horses for remounts for the Indian army and had a stud stallion. In 1932, Ron Maidment married Hilda Roberts at Stratham, and he took over his father's lease opposite Peringa, building a cottage called Penola. Peter and Roberta Daley bought the place from the Maidment family. The vets were also horse enthusiasts, and they established a veterinary clinic and kennels on the property. WA competitions of camp drafting trials are conducted at the property, and the cross country course is recognised by the Equestrian Federation of Australia as part of the National circuit.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Degree
Authenticity: Medium Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Chase D & Krantz V; "Just a Horse Ride Away, A History of the Shire of Capel".	Shire of Capel Local History Collection	1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Other
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

21 Dec 1999

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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