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Plas Teg is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in
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History

The house was built by Sir John Trevor I, a prominent courtier of
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. 2 March 2010. Sir John died in 1629 and his wife in 1643, leaving the house unoccupied as the
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broke out. It was twice raided by the
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s, but continued to be passed down to Trevor descendants until the early 20th century. During the
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the house was requisitioned by the
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to billet soldiers. In 1945, it was sold to an auctioneers company, which used it for storage. By the early 1950s, Plas Teg was in a state of advanced decay and under threat of demolition. Following a public outcry, the derelict house received a Grade I listing from Cadw, protecting it from demolition. A Trevor descendant, Patrick Trevor-Roper, purchased the house and partially restored it with funds from the Historic Buildings Council. He then leased out the house until 1977, when Mr and Mrs William Llewelyn bought the house. The couple only used parts of the ground floor but the rest of the house became little more than a ruin.


Current ownership

In 1986 Cornelia Bayley acquired Plas Teg for £75,000. She carried out a series of works at a cost of £400,000, £199,000 of which was funded by Cadw. Ten months after purchase the house was opened to the public. It remains Bayley's private residence. Plas Teg in 2022 closed to the public pending repairs. The
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is said to be a land of spirits and hauntings. One notable case is that of the grey lady, described as the most popular of such entities in North East Wales. The old woman is reported to have been seen moving across the A541 adjacent to Plas Teg into the path of traffic.


In media

Plas Teg is said to be one of the "most haunted" houses in
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and has featured on ITV's '' Extreme Ghost Stories'' and
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'' programme on two occasions. The second occasion was featured as part of the Halloween ''
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'' series on 31 October 2007. It was also featured in '' Ghosthunting With...''
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in 2006, where the girls visited the house as their first location, where they claimed to have experienced paranormal activity. On 4 March 2010 Plas Teg was the subject of a
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television programme presented by hotelier
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'' series. The episode was rebroadcast on 29 September 2011 and again in February 2012. In 2015 the house was shown as a feature in the Channel 4 series ''
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''. In 2019 the house features in ''Hidden Wales with Will Millard'', introduced by writer and broadcaster Will Millard.


References


Further reading

A book detailing the history of Plas Teg and the Trevor family was published in 2006. The expanded second edition tackles the theories regarding
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. * Mark Baker, Plas Teg – A Jacobean Country House. Mold: 2006.


External links


Plas Teg – official website
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Country House BiographiesBBC Wales – ghosts of Plas TegBBC Wales – video tour of Plas TegBBC Wales – photos of Plas Teg
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