▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁for ▁Ch ath am , ▁Colonel ▁Hugh ▁Deb b ieg , ▁asked ▁the ▁Child ▁family ▁for ▁permission . ▁The ▁castle ▁ru ins ▁inspired ▁a ▁painting ▁by ▁artist ▁J . ▁M . ▁W . ▁Turner ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th   century , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁oil ▁paint ings . ▁Turner ▁was ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁nature ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁pictures que ▁movement , ▁during ▁which ▁such ▁ru ins ▁became ▁fashion able . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 th   century , ▁gard ens ▁were ▁created ▁within ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁en closure . ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁lived ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁castle ▁ru ins ▁in ▁The ▁Pick wick ▁Pap ers ▁and ▁The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁Ed win ▁Dro od . ▁Through ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁characters , ▁Dick ens ▁described ▁the ▁castle ▁as ▁a ▁" gl orious ▁p ile   – ▁f row ning ▁wall   – ▁tot ter ing ▁arch es   – ▁dark ▁no oks   – ▁cr umb ling ▁stones ". ▁Many ▁of ▁England ' s ▁historic ▁buildings , ▁particularly ▁ru ins , ▁have ▁acquired ▁myth s ▁and ▁leg ends , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁rum oured ▁to ▁be ▁ha unted . ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁no ▁exception , ▁and ▁is ▁reported ly ▁ha unted ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁lady . ▁Dick ens ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁ha unt ▁the ▁mo at ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 th  