Photo Maree Da Costa

Sometime in the 1870’s Richard Thomas Wells built the family home, now known as Perry’s Cottage in Perry’s Road, Woodridge, on land given to Agnes Wells (nee McKay) by his father-in-law, Alexander McKay.

Richard split all the timber for their home and made all the roof shingles which were later covered with tin. Richard Perry (grandson of Richard Wells) and his wife lived at the cottage all their married life.