Editing Castle Rising Castle (section)

===19th&nbsp;– 21st centuries===
[[File:Castle Rising Castle chapel in Victorian period.jpg|thumb|Visitors at the newly uncovered Norman chapel, 1850]]
Castle Rising continued to be owned by the Howard family, and in the 19th century it was inherited by Mary Howard, and her husband Fulke Greville Howard.<ref name=Brown1988P27/> Fulke began to undertake restoration work, excavating the basement of the keep in 1822 and repairing some of the stonework.<ref>{{harvnb|Brown|1988|p=27}}; {{harvnb|Harrod|1857|p=49}}.</ref> The ground level of the inner bailey, which had built up over the years, was lowered by about {{convert|1|m}}: according to the contemporary archaeologist [[Henry Harrod]], this process required thousands of loads of earth to be dug out and removed.<ref>{{harvnb|Brown|1988|p=27}}; {{harvnb|Harrod|1857|p=49}}; {{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|pp=4, 39}}.</ref> A great deal of medieval archaeological evidence was destroyed in the process, but the work uncovered the old Norman chapel and Harrod excavated the building in 1851.<ref>{{harvnb|Brown|1988|pp=14, 27}}; {{harvnb|Harrod|1857|p=49}}; {{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|pp=24, 138}}.</ref> Mary continued the excavation work on the castle site after Fulke's death, and restored the stonework of the chapel.<ref>{{harvnb|Brown|1988|pp=14, 27}}; {{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|p=24}}.</ref>

Initially the chapel was believed to be of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin and to have been buried under the earthworks when they were first constructed.<ref>{{harvnb|Harrod|1857|pp=48–53}}; {{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|p=24}}.</ref> An argument then ensued between the antiquarian William Taylor, who championed the Anglo-Saxon dating for the site, and Harrod, who insisted that the chapel was in fact Norman in origin; the issue was not settled until later in the 20th century, when the Norman date was confirmed.<ref>{{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|p=24}}.</ref> By 1900 the castle was open to the public, overseen by a caretaker who lived in one corner of the keep, the section of which had been reroofed and turned into an apartment.<ref>{{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|pp=4, 83}}.</ref>

By 1958 the castle's condition had deteriorated and the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] took legal custody of the site, although it continued to be owned by the Howard family.<ref>{{harvnb|Brown|1988|p=27}}; {{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|p=4}}.</ref> Conservation work took place during the 1960s, stabilising the stonework of the keep.<ref>{{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|p=4}}.</ref> Archaeological investigations were then carried out, focusing on the keep in 1970, the church and the earthwork defences during 1971 and 1972, and the inner bailey from 1973 to 1976.<ref>{{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|pp=4–5}}.</ref> This research centred on archaeological excavations and the recording of remains; as with similar castles investigated during this period, the site was then preserved as a monument, and grass lawns laid down around the remaining stonework and foundations.<ref>{{harvnb|Creighton|Higham|2003|pp=65–66}}.</ref> Further excavations were carried out in 1987 during the construction of the ticket office beside the castle.<ref>{{harvnb|Morley|Gurney|1997|p=5}}.</ref>

[[English Heritage]] took over control of the castle in 1983 and continued to operate it as a tourist attraction. In the 21st century the castle is protected by UK law as an [[ancient monument]] and a [[Grade I listed building]].<ref name=BritishList>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-222184-ruins-of-castle-and-eleventh-century-chu|title=Ruins of Castle and Eleventh Century Church, Castle Rising|access-date=29 November 2013|author=English Heritage|publisher=British Listed Buildings}}</ref> It remains in the custody of English Heritage, but since 1998 has been managed by its owner, [[Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising|Baron Howard of Rising]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/castle-rising-castle/|title=Castle Rising Castle|access-date=29 November 2013|author=English Heritage|publisher=English Heritage}}; {{cite web|url=http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/view/NCC122717|title=Castle Rising Castle|access-date=29 November 2013|page=4|author=Lynn Museum|publisher=Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203133918/http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/view/NCC122717|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>