Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street - Ponteland - List Entry

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    "The monument includes a tower house of medieval date situated in the centre of Ponteland. The tower, built of random rubble and patched with brick, is roofless and survives as a standing building three storeys high. Some restoration work was carried out in 1971. It is rectangular in plan and measures a maximum 7m north-south by 6.2m east-west. The south elevation contains three large openings, one on each floor.....The earliest documentary reference to the tower is in a list of 1415. It has been suggested that the tower was created in the 15th century by the conversion of a 13th century hall house. There are slight earthworks on the north and west sides but no clear indications of the extent of this former building....'
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017042
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 year, 1 month ago
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