Dreamatorium Posts

Hints from the History Detective - Joe Saunders

July 18, 2024

To begin researching a property can be a bit confusing. Where do you start? I decided to pick the brain of Joe Saunders to see if he had any hints or tips. If you had to give anybody any tips on where to start researching their own property what would suggest? First of all, be […]

A Light in the Darkness

July 18, 2024

On one visit I was struck by how much lighter the back bar area was. There was a pocket of light where previously there had only been a timber ceiling. What was this new light source? The light source was the sky, I would say the sun, but that was absent! The space had been […]

Special Delivery!

July 11, 2024

On a routine visit Tracey and I happened to be in the right place, at the right time, for a delivery. A very exciting delivery. This delivery was going to help add natural light to the darker parts of Plas Coch...and there were some parts that would definitely benefit. We were pootling around the middle […]

Revealing a fireplace

July 11, 2024

Before work started on Plas Coch, as you entered the property via the front door, there was a door on the right. This door led to an office space. It was fully carpeted and the walls were painted magnolia. One of the walls had a vent. The picture to the left gives an idea of […]

The Chimney Fixers

June 27, 2024

The scaffolding has arrived! With the scaffolding up it was time to make a start on fixing the chimneys. Just looking at the chimney This visit Callum, the multi-skilled, was making a tray to fit in the chimney, this will help stop water from getting where it shouldn't be! My words don't do it justice […]

A Conversation with... The History Detective - Joe Saunders

June 26, 2024

When you hit a brick wall in your online and local archive investigations that's when it is time to call for some help! I knew that some of the documents we needed to check were in London. I also knew that I wasn't the best person to get to check! Some of the handwriting, although […]

Batman Returns!

June 20, 2024

Following on from the first visit Batman returned to visit Plas Coch recently in the evening. This was to observe the area around the property for any bats. He saw the occasional bat but not much activity. Just the odd Pipistrelle bat. The next day he came back to observe the lifting of the ridge […]

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 […]

The question of accessibility.

June 13, 2024

Making sure that everyone has access to the Lavinia Stamps shop is a priority. At the start of the works there was an entrance to the property that had a step. See evidence below. As this would cause issues accessibility-wise, this had to change. So the step had a bit of a make-over....and was transformed. […]

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