History of Plas Coch

The General History of Plas Coch, as a section title is quite self-explanatory. This section will hold what is already known about the history of Plas Coch and any information that is uncovered through the course of our Archive searches. Looking at the periods of time that Plas Coch has lived through and using information that we have learned from Archive searches to build a better picture of the building and its past.

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We’re going on a man hunt!

I know, it’s an interesting title. However this IS what we are doing! Armed only with a mobile phone camera and a trusty pair of

Medieval Graffiti ..?

Once this had been photographed and mulled over, we couldn’t work out what these lines were? Instructions to visitors? Beware of the dog? There were

The Mission continues…

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

Where does the old stop and the new begin?

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

The Great Question.

What, I hear you ask , is this Great Question? The Great Question has been hovering around from the start of the renovation works and

An archive adventure…

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,

A Serendipitous Event!

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