ained ▁enough ▁wealth ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁castle ▁the ▁original ▁architecture ▁had ▁become ▁ob sole te . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁family ▁made ▁severe ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁castle . ▁They ▁restored ▁the ▁outside ▁to ▁essentially ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁as ▁the ▁original , ▁but ▁changed ▁they ▁inside ▁consider ably . ▁Given ▁how ▁much ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁had ▁changed ▁since ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁founded , ▁is ▁very ▁surprising ▁that ▁the ▁then ▁lord , ▁Thomas ▁Wal ra ven ▁Van ▁Ar kel , ▁chose ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁outside ▁with ▁traditional ▁medieval ▁style . ▁Given ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁architect ural ▁styles , ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁transformed ▁to ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁comfortable ▁living ▁space . ▁The ▁original ▁Castle ▁had ▁traditional , ▁large ▁rooms ▁with ▁high ▁ce il ings . ▁Among ▁these ▁large ▁rooms ▁was ▁the ▁large ▁kn ights ▁hall . ▁These ▁sorts ▁of ▁rooms ▁were ▁very ▁common ▁in ▁medieval ▁cast les . ▁When ▁the ▁Van ▁Ark els ▁rep a ired ▁the ▁castle ▁they ▁got ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁grand ▁hall , ▁elected ▁to ▁have ▁numerous , ▁smaller ▁rooms ▁instead . ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁the ▁renov ations ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁reduced ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁rooms ▁and ▁made ▁them ▁shorter . ▁N umer ous ▁fire p laces ▁and ▁other ▁more ▁modern ▁amen ities ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁rest or ations . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁adding ▁more ▁windows . ▁Because ▁the ▁original ▁Castle ▁was ▁built ▁primarily ▁for ▁defense , ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁many ▁windows