First Floor
Before 19th century alterations destroyed the medieval plan, this floor consisted of one large public room or hall which was entered up a narrow angled stair from the main spiral. In the thickness of the north wall was a small private room or solar (now called the Queen’s Chanber) with a garderobe.
On the east side of the main room another chamber (4 on plan) now the ticket office, was originally used to observe the comings and goings on the main entrance stairway. The present opening between the two rooms is part of the 19th century alterations, which included inserting the central supporting pillar and arches, widening one of the windows of the main room and creating another.