 On the south @-@ east side of the court were the 16th @-@ century parlour and , on the first @-@ floor , the dining room , both 49 by 21 feet ( 14 @.@ 9 by 6 @.@ 4 m ) . These were intended to provide rooms that were more private than the main hall , but more public than a personal chamber . Now ruined , they would originally have been decorated with carved wainscoting and elaborate , carved chimney @-@ pieces . Alongside these rooms , overlooking the Great Tower , were the private rooms for the lord 's family , of higher quality than the other accommodation in the castle . Some of the carved badges and shields on the external walls of these state apartments still remain intact , as in the hall ; these were a popular contemporary feature of 15th @-@ century great castles , and would have created a similar effect to those at Warkworth and Raby Castle . 
