Dreamatorium Posts

May 2, 2024

The results are back following the testing of selected timbers in July 2022 by Andy Moir. These results will help to identify the date of the build of this version of Plas Coch. The report states that the oak trees used for the beams that were sampled, were felled in the Winter of 1604/5. Which […]

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 […]

Miles and miles of purple wire...

April 25, 2024

If you walked into a house and saw a lot of purple wire...what would you think it was? It was an invasion of an alien life form perhaps..? Personally, I didn't have a clue! Luckily for me, attached to one end of the purple wire, was a man I could ask! Enter Isaac Birchall of […]

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 […]

Exposing the Past

April 18, 2024

Who or what is Wattle and Daub? Another dynamic duo? Good question. I did a little research to see how to describe it properly and this is what I came up with: Wattle is an arrangement of small timbers that create a framework to support mud based daub. Daub was applied from both sides in […]

Let the work...commence!

April 18, 2024

It would be lovely to think that a project such as this, in a building brimming with history, began with a grand statement like the one above...I can't guarantee it did, but sometimes the best things happen without an overture. The work on the building just seemed to suddenly be happening, after having to wait […]

The Renovators Assemble...Meet The Team!

April 11, 2024

With the preliminary investigations completed the Renovation team rumbled into position ready to crack on! As you can imagine it's a multi-disciplinary team. So let's take you around the Renovation team and introduce you. The first trade into the building and ready to get started is Pete Morgan, seen below behind the Bar. He's local […]

In Search of Bats

April 11, 2024

To ensure we are safe to proceed with building works it was important to have a survey done to see if there were any bats in the building. The team assembled to welcome the man who would be looking for bats. As you can imagine it was difficult not to drop the occasional Batman comment […]

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 […]

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