. ▁It ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁alter ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁ ▁King ▁Charles ▁I ▁stayed ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁English ▁Civil ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁a ▁Parliament arian , ▁Thomas ▁App let ree , ▁acquired ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁had ▁it ▁extended . ▁App let ree ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁a ▁" hus band man ", ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 6 ▁his ▁wealth ▁included ▁a ▁pipe ▁organ ▁and ▁vir g inals ▁in ▁his ▁parl our , ▁oil ▁paint ings , ▁plate ▁worth ▁£ 1 1 2 , ▁a ▁horse - dra wn ▁coach , ▁and ▁an ▁income ▁from ▁r ents ▁of ▁£ 6 1 2 ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁ten ant ▁far mers ▁lived ▁at ▁Castle ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁decl ined . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁a ▁local ▁builder ▁bought ▁it ▁and ▁had ▁it ▁restored ▁to ▁designs ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Thomas ▁Gar ner . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁it ▁suffered ▁a ▁fire , ▁where after ▁its ▁east ▁front ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁its ▁present ▁form . ▁▁ ▁A ▁published ▁local ▁history ▁states ▁that ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁Castle ▁House ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Old ▁Par son age ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁House , ▁the ▁latter ▁" because ▁of ▁its ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Castle ▁estate ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁times ▁effectively