The Ponteland Vicar's Pele Tower is said to date from the 13th Century but the existing remains appear to be early 17th Century. The tower which survived covered about twice the current floor area and it was the mid 1920's when it became it present size. Interpretation of the tower suggests a medieval house with a ground floor hall, an undefended building possibly dating from the 1280's. At the East end of the hall has been a cross wing.
Evidence survives of two doorways from the cross passage into the wing.
Later in the medieval period the southern half of the cross wing was reconstructed as a tower, with a narrow stair in the thickness of the wall. It is not known whether the tower stood alone or whether the earlier hall was retained. In collection information about the tower the Working Group unearthed a photograph dating back to the early part of the 20th Century which clearly shows a gas street lamp standing just to the side of the tower. The photograph pre-dates the provision of a gas supply to Ponteland village and hence remains an area of speculation amongst group members. Archaeological Assessment, The Archaeological Practice, Newcastle Upon Tyne, August 1998.