Dreamatorium Posts

August 15, 2024

A second trip to the archives proved even more fruitful than the first with actual photographic evidence of the previous occupants and the building. This evidence was found by searching through a couple of photograph albums. Both of these albums were full of photographs and handwritten notes by Herbert Aldrich. The Aldrich family were related […]

Interesting Finds

August 15, 2024

They say you can tell a lot about the history of a property by what you find when undertaking building works. While the renovations have continued at Plas Coch we have found: Various different wallpapers An old mini Schweppes can Carpet Slate floor tiles empty staple box empty tiger matches pack ..and plenty of empty […]

Further footings

August 8, 2024

Following the discovery of the shapely footings this gave us an idea of how to identify the true floorplan of the original building. Put simply, if the footings are like that on one side...maybe they will be like that on the other? Oh if only it were that simple! We had many a discussion. One […]

Ruthin's Hidden Gem

August 8, 2024

On a lovely Friday morning we ventured up the hill from Plas Coch to visit a heritage property called Nant Clwyd Y Dre on Castle Street in Ruthin. Oh my goodness, this property did not disappoint. Nant Clwyd Y Dre is a stunning black and white timber framed medieval property with links to the Thelwalls. […]

The Mission continues...

August 1, 2024

My mission to try and identify the person who had Plas Coch built took me in many directions. There was the archives of course, but to see archives that were relevant to this question would involve a trip to The National Archives in London or to The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. As I […]

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 […]

And there's more..!

July 25, 2024

Exciting times! In the room we have been calling the store room, just off the covered walkway there have been two new additions. These windows will create light and make this room useable for more things than storage. In daylight the windows overlook the carpark to the rear of the property. They will also This […]

A Rare Sighting..!

July 18, 2024

Many questions have been raised over the course of the renovations. The most important one being: Who was the person for whom this house was built? Second to this is: Who is the cat leaving these footprints? Up until recently no feline adventurer had been spotted near Plas Coch. However...we have a result! Behold! The […]

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