New Kitchen
The north kitchen wing was added in the mid-19th century by the Lewis family.
When the Keating sisters acquired the house, they used it more as a utility room. Nevertheless, they equipped it with a slate sink and a Valor paraffin stove; although Plas yn Rhiw didn’t have any electricity- even by the 20th century.
Spiral staircases
Over the years we believe there was much debate about position of the stairs throughout the house, from the Lewis family, the Roberts to the Keating’s.
Now you’ll see the stairs centres the house. Although the lower flight is stone and upper flights are oak. This is because the damp rotted to the base of the stairs, which had to be re-built by Sir Clough.
The previous staircase dated back to the early 17th century when the original house was built. These were blocked up in the 1820’s when the new stairs were built.
Medicine cabinet
The Keating sisters had a well-stocked medicine cabinet that included a selection of pills, creams and drops to treat the range of ailments which they suffered from over the years.
It also included an early 1900s food warmer which Honora may have used during her nursing career.