Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Pele Tower House is a collection of traditional stone domestic and agricultural buildings in a bowl landscape alongside a beck.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
A delicate modern insertion in timber, glass & lead is hidden behind the massive tower walls.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
A collection of 14th, 15th, & 18th century buildings enclose a southwest facing yard & walled garden.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The limestone arch front door leads from a cobbled yard into the flagged central passage.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Existing oak doors were conserved & old openings were re-instated with new oak joinery.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The mudroom has exposed finishes generally & heating within the concrete floor.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Joists were added above the existing oak beams to raise the first floor back to its original level.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
At some point the house lost its original stair. A new oak stair and screen were formed.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
A narrow hallway leads from the vault to the kitchen & passes through the Tower’s two metre thick walls.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The existing external walls throughout are lined with drained cavities, insulation & lime render.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Modern internal fabric was removed from an 18th c. back extension & an oak ceiling was uncovered.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
New painted timber panelling & double glazed windows were added.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The angled boards of the oak screen extend upwards into the stair hall to form the first floor balustrade.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
An original oak screen was uncovered in the upper hall.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Concealed roof lights highlight the lime washed stone internal wall.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Deep window reveals punctuate shallow scalloped bays in the internal lining.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
Natural light from new roof lights punctuates the ends of the long upper stair hall & the rooms beyond.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
A bevelled handrail caps the oak balustrade/screen.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
A winding, top-lit stair links the main hall to the master bedroom in the top of the Tower.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
New windows to the Tower are inset & oversized. The deep, historic stone reveals frame the view.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The Tower glows with light from a two-storey light well. The outer wall is retained as a ruin.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The shower room ceiling & window steps up to bring in light & views from the light well.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The plaster lining to the Tower is peppered by multiple arrow slits & small windows with oak cills.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The bathroom window & door rise up into the master bedroom.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
The light well viewed from the spiral stair in the Tower.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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Alteration and conservation of a grade 2 star listed house in the Lake District National Park. Built by Adam Carr Builders.
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