Fixtures and fittings removed during a medieval building’s £27.5m renovation are to be sold.

Norwich Castle has since reopened after a five-year restoration and now some of its modern features – stripped out during the refit – are available to buy.

Additions dating back to Victorian times, including a wooden staircase, oak doors and a stone window, are being sold by a specialist architectural salvage firm.

Andy Warnes, from The Reclaim and Salvage Company, said the county council wanted “good value for the taxpayer by getting money back” from selling the items.

He added: “The Victorians didn’t have the plans and processes we have to go through, so the outer stone has been clad over the years – that’s stayed in place.

“But a lot of the interior stuff has been removed, including floor, doors, radiators.”

Mr Warnes said discussions on selling the items started in 2019, and while many had been sold from its warehouse in Henstead, near Beccles in Suffolk, some were still available.

He had found buyers were intrigued by being able to own part of the Grade I listed castle, which towers above the city centre.

“The name is as important as the product – having a brick from Norwich Castle is obviously far more important than just having a brick,” said Mr Warnes.

The castle was built by the Normans using limestone shipped from France and hosted King Henry I for Christmas in 1121, before being used as a prison for at least 500 years.

In 1884 it opened as a museum, and the Victorians made a number of additions.

Mr Warnes said he had received inquiries from as far away as the US but had been keen for pieces to remain in England where the significance of their history could be appreciated.

Thousands of people passed through the castle’s galleries each year, with its old fittings and fixtures fondly recognised by generations of visitors.

Both local businesses and people have found ways of transforming and integrating the items into their surroundings, giving them a new life.

Mr Warnes said some of the castle keep’s wooden floorboards were now being paced by models at a Norwich agency, while wood from the lobby had been turned into folding tables for a wedding firm.

And although the Romanesque mosaic flooring, also from the lobby, had been tricky to pull up due to use of modern mortar, some was now being used for a garden patio.

The Royal Palace Reborn project included a new glass atrium, shop, cafe and learning space,and was partly financed by a £13m grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A spokesperson for Norfolk Museums Service said the keep’s Victorian balcony, staircase and fittings were carefully dismantled with the necessary consents.

“The architectural interest of these Victorian elements has meant that, before dismantling, a full photographic record and detailed digital measured survey were made,” they said.

“Some removed elements have been reused within Norwich Castle, including the Victorian pine floorboards that now decorate the front of the new cafe.

“The remainder have been carefully removed for architectural salvage, so that it can be reused elsewhere rather than being destroyed or put into landfill.”

They also said relevant artefacts had been kept for its collections, including the original Victorian architect designs, physical examples and archive photos.

They added the county council received “a percentage of the income from the reclamation sales” to support the project work.