History of Plas Coch

Where does the old stop and the new begin?

August 1, 2024

Another fabulous question! There has always been something about the floorplan of the property that confuddled me. Obviously the modern floorplan was not the floorplan of the original 1608 property. The red stone of the castle was the original building with later additions in either red brick or breeze block. With all the paint and […]

The Great Question.

July 25, 2024

What, I hear you ask , is this Great Question? The Great Question has been hovering around from the start of the renovation works and gathered pace as work progressed. We researched the archives for hints on who lived at Plas Coch and the further in time we got The Great Question remained unanswered. It […]

An archive adventure...

June 20, 2024

On a typically overcast day in Ruthin I ventured to do a little investigating in the Ruthin Archives. These can be found, only by appointment, in Ruthin Gaol. Through the grey stone arch I went and headed past a sign on the small building on the left hand side. Slightly bamboozled, as usual, I was […]

A Serendipitous Event!

May 9, 2024

Plas Coch was treated to some most unexpected visitors. A gentleman, called Gareth Blyth, and his daughter arrived armed with books. It turns out these held gems of their family history…and the best bit…their family used to rent Plas Coch! I thought I'd share some of the information I received from Gareth Blyth which tells […]

Online Research: The power of the Census

May 2, 2024

I remember the last census in 2021. Little did I know at that time the power that census will have for future history hunters. Now it is becoming clear. Just by searching a name and address there is so much information to be found in a census. There are also many ways of searching, in […]

Online Research

April 25, 2024

As a title that really sounds quite dull. However bear with me. As you begin the journey of uncovering the history of the past occupants of your building, you can feel all at sea. Until...you find that first "something". That something could be a name or a passing mention of the property in a newspaper […]

Photography is a dangerous Sport...

April 5, 2024

Photography is a dangerous sport. Especially if you do it like this. On a dozy Sunday afternoon, I was driving back through Ruthin and was struck by how perfect the light was. It was obviously the perfect day to take photographs for the blog. So my daughter and I, in the name of all things […]

On the trail of Red Rocks

April 5, 2024

Plas Coch is built out of the same lovely deep red sandstone as Ruthin Castle. We know this. However as you drive around Ruthin you would be forgiven for thinking that the stone from Ruthin Castle was repurposed by many properties in need of building materials! So it was on a chilly Saturday, when Wales […]

What is the origin of Well Street?

March 20, 2024

I was very lucky to meet up with local historian and author, Gareth Evans, who has an extensive knowledge on Ruthin and is just the person to inspire a search into the past. Gareth has written many books on the subject of Ruthin and the history of the town. Through our discussion he mentioned theories […]

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