Pele Tower House is a collection of traditional stone domestic and agricultural buildings in a bowl landscape alongside a beck.

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A delicate modern insertion in timber, glass & lead is hidden behind the massive tower walls.

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A collection of 14th, 15th, & 18th century buildings enclose a southwest facing yard & walled garden.

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The limestone arch front door leads from a cobbled yard into the flagged central passage.

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Existing oak doors were conserved & old openings were re-instated with new oak joinery.

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The mudroom has exposed finishes generally & heating within the concrete floor.

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Joists were added above the existing oak beams to raise the first floor back to its original level.

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At some point the house lost its original stair. A new oak stair and screen were formed.

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A narrow hallway leads from the vault to the kitchen & passes through the Tower’s two metre thick walls.

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The existing external walls throughout are lined with drained cavities, insulation & lime render.

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Modern internal fabric was removed from an 18th c. back extension & an oak ceiling was uncovered.

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New painted timber panelling & double glazed windows were added.

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The angled boards of the oak screen extend upwards into the stair hall to form the first floor balustrade.

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An original oak screen was uncovered in the upper hall.

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Concealed roof lights highlight the lime washed stone internal wall.

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Deep window reveals punctuate shallow scalloped bays in the internal lining.

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Natural light from new roof lights punctuates the ends of the long upper stair hall & the rooms beyond.

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A bevelled handrail caps the oak balustrade/screen.

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A winding, top-lit stair links the main hall to the master bedroom in the top of the Tower.

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New windows to the Tower are inset & oversized. The deep, historic stone reveals frame the view.

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The Tower glows with light from a two-storey light well. The outer wall is retained as a ruin.

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The shower room ceiling & window steps up to bring in light & views from the light well.

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The plaster lining to the Tower is peppered by multiple arrow slits & small windows with oak cills.

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The bathroom window & door rise up into the master bedroom.

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The light well viewed from the spiral stair in the Tower.

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