Partial restoration was started by Dr John Whitlock Nicholl Carne and bought the castle from the Tyrwhitt - Drake family in 1862 .
Dr John Whitlock Nicholl Carne claimed to be descended from the Stradlings .
Partial restoration was started by Dr John Whitlock Nicholl Carne , who claimed to be descended from the Stradlings , and bought the castle from the Tyrwhitt - Drake family in 1862 .