The top floor of the tower looking very sorry for itself. The end wall has had to be cleaned back to the brick, before being sprayed for the root and woodworm, and then being retanked, and rebuilt.

The ceiling has all come down, allowing inspection of the roof leak.

After much trials with a hose on the roof, we narrowed it down to, of all stupid things, the gutters being blocked, allowing water to overflow under the lead and cascade down the walls.

Fortunately, this leak also explained three other patches of persistent damp in the castle.

All this expense just because gutters were not kept clear....