 Williams in 1858, Brancepeth was rapidly expanded and run by the Beetham-Williams family partnership to become one of the largest pastorals stations in New Zealand with 77,000 acres, 100,000 sheep, 300 employees and a 32 room homestead (10,000 sq ft) of Scottish baronial styled design with battlemented tower.Designed by the architect Joshua Charlesworth, Heritage New Zealand has listed Brancepeth as a Category 1 site.Brancepeth was used as a location for Board meetings of the International Wool Secretariat in 1964 and also visited by H.R.H.