Plas Mawr, Conwy, North Wales.
Plas Mawr, 'Great Hall', is said to be the finest Elizabethan townhouse in Britain. It was built 1576-1585, by Robert Wynn(c.1520-1598), a local landowner and merchant. He shared the house with his first wife, Dorothy Griffith, who died in 1586, shortly after the house was completed. Look out for their initials in the plasterwork. He married his 2nd wife, Dorothy Dymock in 1588.
In the late 17th century, and through marriage, it became the property of the Mostyn family. Today the house in in the care of Cadw, which looks after historic sites in Wales.
History of Plas Mawr, Best Tudor Town House In The UK
A short History of Plas Mawr.
Plas Mawr is in Conwy, North Wales.
The Best Tudor Town House
I have also done a tour around Plas Mawr. To see go to my youtube page and you can find it there.
PLAS MAWR CONWY
Probably the best-preserved Elizabethan town-house in Britain.
PLAS MAWR, Conwy, North Wales
Said to be the most complete Elizabethan town house in Britain, Plas Mawr is situated on the High Street in the historic walled town of Conwy. Built between 1577-1585 by Robert Wynn, a local landowner and merchant, he lived here with his wife Dorothy Griffiths. Unfortunately, Dorothy died the year after it's completion in 1586. Robert then married Dorothy Dymock, and they eventually had seven children. Robert died in 1598.
The house is shown as it would have been in Robert's time, but the attic room at the top of the house, is displayed as it would have been about 1870, when it was occupied by Jane Roberts and her two sons.
Music by Brian Crain.
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elizabethan townhouse in conwy, wales. a museum for hands-on experience.
Plas Mawr. An Elizabethan town house.
Plas Mawr at Conwy, North Wales, is probably the finest surviving example of an elizabethan town house in Britain. It was built by Robert Wynn, a wealthy Welsh merchant, between 1576 and 1585. His initials and dates of construction can be found in the ornate plasterwork. He married Dorothy Griffith. Look out for her initials also, together with one of the badges of her family, which was a severed head!
Blinc Conwy featuring Conwy Castle and Plas Mawr
Tour Of Plas Mawr 1/3
This video is a tour around Plas Mawr. The best tudor town house inthe UK. Built in 1576 when Elizabeth the first was queen.
Plas Mawr is in North Wales, Conwy.
The tour are in 3 parts.
Tour Of Plas Mawr 3/3
A tour around Plas Mawr, a tudor town house in Conwy, North Wales.
The tour are in 3 parts as it was so long.
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A story told by Rhian Jones, tour guide at Plas Mawr in Conwy.
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Places to see in ( Conwy - UK )
Places to see in ( Conwy - UK )
Conwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire.
Conwy Castle and the town walls were built, on the instruction of Edward I of England, between 1283 and 1289, as part of his conquest of the principality of Wales. The church standing in Conwy has been marked as the oldest building in Conwy and has stood in the walls of Conwy since the 14th century.
Conwy was the original site of Aberconwy Abbey, founded by Llywelyn the Great. Edward and his troops took over the abbey site and moved the monks down the Conwy valley to a new site at Maenan, establishing Maenan Abbey.
Conwy has other tourist attractions that help draw visitors to the town. Conwy Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford to replace the ferry, was completed in 1826 and spans the River Conwy next to the castle.
The Conwy Railway Bridge, a Tubular bridge, was built for the Chester and Holyhead Railway by Robert Stephenson. The first tube was completed in 1848, the second in 1849. The old mountain road to Dwygyfylchi and Penmaenmawr runs through the Sychnant Pass, at the foot of Conwy Mountain.
The National Trust also owns Aberconwy House, which is Conwy's only surviving 14th-century merchant's house, one of the first buildings built inside the walls of Conwy. Another fine house open to the public is Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan house built in 1576 by the Wynn family, which has been extensively refurbished to its original 16th-century appearance and is now in the care of Cadw.
( Conwy - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Conwy . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Conwy - UK
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THE PARADOX CLUB - THE SMALLEST HOUSE IN GREAT BRITAN - CONWY
ON THIS WEEK'S INVESTIGATION WE HAD THE HONOUR OF INVESTIGATING THE SMALLEST HOUSE IN GREAT BRITAN! SITUATED IN CONWY NORTH WALES, THIS PLACE IS STEEPED IN HISTORY! COME HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAUGHT!!
Ghost Orb at Plas Mawr Conwy Wales
There is one room that the public cannot go in but the room has a small hole at the base of the door. I put my video on my phone... poked the camera through and think I got something very interesting.
It will divide opinion about dust, insects... but I truly believe that I caught an orb.
Also, listen at the end for either a 'Hiss' or my daughter being told to 'shush'.
I took still photos before and after that show no dust was floating at all in the room.
Did I catch a spirit passing my daughter and me and entering the room then turning to the right?
I'm a believer of ghosts but I am also respecful of everyones elses opinion.
Please enjoy the video.
England 2019 Episode 23: Conwy
Our first stop in Wales was the coastal village of Conwy. An abbey was founded here circa 1200 by the Welsh King Llywelyn the Great, but the castle and most of the town was built 80 years later by the English King Edward I and planted with settlers to give the English a toehold in Wales.
Surviving to this day are the best medieval walls in Britain. You can climb them and walk along the top, affording lovely views of the town and its ruined castle. One of the views looks straight down Berry Street, a variation of the original name, “Burial Street,” for the mass graves that were located here as a result of a 17th c. plague.
The walls extend all the way down to the Harborfront, which dates to the 13th c. when the port was developed by the English king to serve his town and castle (the waterfront street is still called King’s Quay). Back when much of Europe was roofed with Welsh slate, Conwy was a boom town with busy docks loading locally mined slate onto three-masted ships bound for the Continent. Along this promenade we find the so-called smallest house in Great Britain, all of 72 inches wide, 122 inches tall, and painted bright red. Nearby is the Harbor Gate, and next to it, the Liverpool Arms Pub, built by a 19th c. sea captain who ran a ferry to (you guessed it) Liverpool.
With its 8 hefty towers, Conwy Castle is one of the two best castles in North Wales. It was constructed in just six years between 1283 - 1289. We didn't tour the interior because we knew we'd be visiting the other top castle in Caernarfon (see the next video).
St Mary’s Parish Church was the centerpiece of the Cistercian abbey founded by Llewelyn, predating the town and its castle, back when this was a remote monastic outpost far from the haunts of man. The Cistercians were French, not English, so they weren’t seen as a threat by the Welsh locals. The centuries-old slate tombstones in the churchyard look relatively new because slate weathers better than marble. The church bells rang during our visit. On the south side of the churchyard, a grave with an iron grate is marked “WE ARE SEVEN,” containing the remains of 7 brothers & sisters. The grave marker inspired Wordsworth to write a poem of the same name (you can find the text here: On one evening, a choir was performing a special concert of Welsh music in the church.
Lancaster Square is the main town square. The columnar statue in the center honors the town’s Welsh founder, Llywelyn, who helped unite the Welsh people. Unfortunately, this raised the ire of the English king, triggering the invasion and ultimately the construction of Conwy’s castle and town walls.
Given that most of the town was of English design, Plas Mawr was the first truly Welsh house built within the town walls. Dating to 1580, it’s billed as “the oldest house in Wales” and offers a delightful look at 16th c. domestic life, with historically accurate household items and beautiful plasterwork.
Our B&B was Bryn Guest House. The medieval town walls were right in the backyard, so while walking the wall, we were able to look down into the house's garden.
The last several video clips are of nightfall in the town, followed by a series of still photos.
Ghost at Conwy Castle?
About half way through, there is an orb and then white lights hanging around.