▁by ▁this ▁point . ▁W eld on ' s ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ari ans ▁may ▁have ▁sp ared ▁the ▁castle ▁from ▁slight ing ▁( dem ol ition ) ▁in ▁the ▁after math , ▁a ▁fate ▁suffered ▁by ▁many ▁other ▁cast les . ▁Walker ▁W eld on ▁inherited ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁outer ▁wall ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th   century ▁to ▁sell ▁off ▁the ▁building ▁material ; ▁he ▁had ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁but ▁the ▁plans ▁were ▁abandoned . ▁A ▁drawing ▁from ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁cross ▁wall ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁by ▁this ▁point . ▁While ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁were ▁dis m ant led , ▁the ▁two ▁to wers ▁in ▁the ▁south - east ▁wall ▁were ▁still ▁being ▁used ▁for ▁accommod ation . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁prisoners ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁castle , ▁probably ▁in ▁h uts . ▁Ro chester ▁Castle ▁desc ended ▁through ▁the ▁W eld on ▁family ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁be que athed ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Ble chy nd en ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th   century . ▁By ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁Robert ▁Child ▁was ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁and ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁There ▁were ▁un success ful ▁plans ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁to ▁reuse ▁Ro chester ▁Castle ▁as ▁an ▁army ▁bar ra cks , ▁after ▁the ▁commander ▁of