Plaish Hall

of North Wales at St James, Cardington. ]] The estate that surrounds Plaish Hall was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as '<nowiki/>pleshā'<nowiki/>'. Plaish was owned by a wealthy landowner named Roger de Lacy. A manor house was built in the 15th century, on the site where Plaish Hall now stands. William Leighton, the Chief Justice of North Wales, rebuilt the 15th-century manor house between 1540 and 1580. However, the year after his father's death in 1607, Sir William Leighton was sued for debts by Sir William Harmon and in 1610 was outlawed and imprisoned for debt. Sir William Leighton died in London and was buried at St Bride's, Fleet Street on 31 July 1622. The house was…

, which bear resemblance with the chimneys built at Plaish Hall. ]] The present house incorporates part of an earlier 15th-century house, and was later extended and altered. It is in red brick with blue diapering on a chamfered plinth, and has sandstone dressings, quoins, and a stone-slate roof with parapeted gables and stone copings. The house has an H-shaped plan, with a central hall, and gabled cross-ranges, two storeys, attics and a basement. Above the doorway is a balcony with scrolled brackets and a wrought iron balustrade. The windows vary, and include casements, some mullioned and transomed windows, and flat-roofed dormers. The chimneys were said to be inspired by those at Hampton…