built ▁after ▁being ▁ru ined ▁by ▁Wy att ' s ▁bomb ard ment ; ▁the ▁Cob h ams ▁abandoned ▁it ▁and ▁subsequently ▁lived ▁at ▁Cob ham ▁Hall , ▁and ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Cob h ams ' ▁ownership ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Between ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 7 0 , ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Whit more ▁built ▁a ▁farm house ▁within ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁outer ▁w ard , ▁which ▁has ▁under g one ▁many ▁alter ations ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁Its ▁fac ade ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁re work ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁An ▁L - sh aped ▁range ▁of ▁out build ings ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁outer ▁w ard , ▁including ▁a ▁tim ber - fr amed ▁bar n ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁or ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁inner ▁w ard ▁was ▁land sc aped , ▁possibly ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁garden ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁ru ins . ▁The ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁is ▁split ▁three ▁ways ; ▁the ▁bar n ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁and ▁wed ding ▁ven ue , ▁the ▁inner ▁w ard ▁was ▁owned ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Bridge ▁Ward ens , ▁and ▁the ▁house ' s ▁current ▁occup