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floods of the Severn, came from Brecon to Weohley Castle, the abode of Lord 

 Ferrers, with his wife and two sons. He remained there a week, having en- 

 deavoured in vain to raise the gentlemen of the county in his favour. He then 

 departed in disguise, having "made him a frieze coat," leaving there his wife and 

 children. The eldest son, Lord Stafford, was conveyed in disguise to Kinnersley, 

 where ineffectual search was made for him. The Duchess remained at Weobley, 

 but was soon arrested and taken to London. 



No mention is made of the Castle during the time of the Great Rebellion, 

 perhaps because the decay, of which we heard just now, had made so much 

 progress that the building had become useless as a fortification. Enough, 

 however, remained in 1655 to enable Silas Taylor, to obtain a plan, from which 

 the original design may be clearly traced, which may be described as a quad- 

 rangular building, of which the north side is much narrower than the south. 

 There were six towers, three on the east, and three on the west. The entrance 

 was on the north by a drawbridge over the fosse, by which it was surrounded. 

 The keep was quadrangular, narrower on the east and west sides than on the 

 north and south. It had four towers, and was approached by steps on the north 

 side. Its walls were 12 feet in thickness. Some ancient buildings intended for 

 dwelling houses e.xisted in Taylor's time, but the whole is now completely 

 destroyed. 



