▁on ▁the ▁grounds , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁there ▁today . ▁The ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁convent ▁as ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁bom bed ▁heavily . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁grounds ▁were ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁Al lied ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁W W II . ▁The ▁castle ▁allowed ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁seek ▁shelter ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁although ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁not ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁left ▁standing . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁a ▁local ▁business man ▁used ▁the ▁castle ▁as ▁a ▁factory ▁that ▁produced ▁was hing ▁machines . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Gel der land ▁Cast les ▁Foundation ▁bought ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁made ▁extensive ▁rep airs . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 6 ▁years , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁castle ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁medieval ▁construction . ▁This ▁meant ▁und o ing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁struct ural ▁changes ▁that ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁over ▁the ▁centuries . ▁While ▁this ▁sounds ▁like ▁a ▁very ▁difficult ▁job , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁changes ▁that ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁were ▁actually ▁just ▁covered ▁up ▁by ▁pl aster ▁and ▁br icks . ▁So ▁recover ing ▁the ▁original ▁layout ▁was ▁actually ▁not ▁that ▁tax ing . ▁They ▁have ▁restored ▁the ▁rooms ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁size ▁and ▁height , ▁re construct ed ▁chim ne ys , ▁and ▁moved ▁st air cases . ▁The ▁foundation ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁numerous ▁artifact s ▁from ▁throughout ▁the