The South-Wing - The Jacobean South Wing was completed in 1619, the year of the first of three visits to the Castle by James I. The 17th century brickwork provides a striking contrast with the sandstone south-east wall it abuts. The first floor apartments built by Sir John Ferrers provided gracious accommodation appropriate to what had in effect become a country gentleman's residence. The main entrance porch dates from the first half of the 17th century. It is surmounted by the coat-of-arms of the Ferrers family. Although badly weathered, the porch is an early example in England of the application of classical designs of domestic architecture. Either side of the coat-of-arms are visible the marks where a glass roofed passage linked the outer and inner porches in Victorian times, affording some protection from bad weather.