▁by ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁a ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁and ▁g utt ed ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁Tower , ▁leaving ▁it ▁roof less . ▁A ▁subsequent ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Wing ▁made ▁the ▁place ▁un ten able , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁remaining ▁un occup ied ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁In ▁this ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Arthur ▁C leg g , ▁a ▁retired ▁bank ▁manager , ▁who , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁son , ▁started ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁programme ▁of ▁renov ation . ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁is ▁now ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁by ▁Peter ▁W elf ord ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Jud y ▁Cor b ett . ▁ ▁They ▁purchased ▁the ▁castle ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁began ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁conservation ▁with ▁authentic ity ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁consideration . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁rest oration ▁is ▁told ▁in ▁Jud y ▁Cor b ett ' s ▁book ▁Cast les ▁in ▁the ▁Air . ▁ ▁The ▁Gard ens ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁is ▁set ▁within ▁a ▁Gra de ▁ 1 ▁listed , ▁ ▁garden , ▁which ▁contains ▁some ▁ancient ▁ced ars ▁— ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁plant ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁I ▁to ▁Queen ▁Henri etta ▁Maria . ▁One ▁y ew ▁tree , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Lo vers ▁Tree " ▁or ▁" Gi ant ▁Y ew ", ▁is ▁estimated ▁to