Samuel Burleigh Gabriel
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Samuel Burleigh Gabriel was a Victorian architect
who practised in Bristol
. For a number of years he was in partnership with an architect called Hicks. Their offices were at 28 Corn Street, Bristol.
Gabriel designed parish churches for the Church of England
and houses for private clients.
One of Gabriel's last commissions was Ashley House in Bristol
for Sir Charles Wathen. Wathen served as Mayor of Bristol and contributed to the building of several of its public buildings. In 2008 there was a proposal to demolish Ashley House. SAVE Britain's Heritage
responded by supporting a campaign for the building's retention.
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
who practised in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. For a number of years he was in partnership with an architect called Hicks. Their offices were at 28 Corn Street, Bristol.
Gabriel designed parish churches for the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and houses for private clients.
One of Gabriel's last commissions was Ashley House in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
for Sir Charles Wathen. Wathen served as Mayor of Bristol and contributed to the building of several of its public buildings. In 2008 there was a proposal to demolish Ashley House. SAVE Britain's Heritage
SAVE Britain's Heritage
SAVE Britain's Heritage has been described as the most influential conservation group to have been established since William Morris founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877. It was created in 1975 - European Architectural Heritage Year - by a group of journalists,...
responded by supporting a campaign for the building's retention.
Works
- St. Mark's parish church, Easton, BristolEaston, BristolEaston is both the name of a council ward in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and an inner city area that lies partly within that ward. The Easton ward also contains the Whitehall and Netham areas of the city. Notable places within the ward include Lawrence Hill and Stapleton Road railway...
, 1843-48 - St. Simon the Apostle parish church, Baptist Mills, BristolBaptist Mills, BristolBaptist Mills an area of the city of Bristol, England. The name derives from the former mills which stood in that area.-History:Baptist Mills is so named from the mills that once stood there. They were fed from the River Frome....
, 1845-48 - St. Jude the Apostle with St. Matthias-on-the-Weir parish church, Old MarketOld MarketThe Old Market is a neighborhood located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and is bordered by South 10th Street. The neighborhood has many restaurants, art galleries and upscale shopping. The area retains its brick paved streets from the turn of the century, horse-drawn carriages, and...
, Bristol, 1845-49 - St. Michael the Archangel parish church, Two-Mile-Hill, Bristol, 1846-49
- St. Anne's parish church, Bowden HillBowden HillBowden Hill is a village in Wiltshire, England, 3.5 miles south of Chippenham and 1 mile to the east of Lacock. The village consists of about 50 houses, a pub, and a small industrial estate.-Origins of the name:...
, WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, 1856 - St. Mary's parish church, West KingtonWest KingtonWest Kington is a village in Nettleton civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is close to the county boundary with Gloucestershire and southeast of the Gloucestershire market town of Chipping Sodbury....
, Wiltshire, 1856 - Chew Stoke School, Chew StokeChew StokeChew Stoke is a small village and civil parish in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, England, about south of Bristol. It is at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, a region designated by the United Kingdom as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is within the Bristol/Bath green belt...
, SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, 1858 - St. Michael the Archangel parish church, Compton MartinChurch of St Michael the Archangel, Compton MartinThe Parish church of St Michael the Archangel is in the village of Compton Martin, Somerset, England.The church, which was built in the 12th century in a Norman style. Norman vaulting can be seen in the chancel and Jacobean work in choir stalls and organ screen. In the north wall is a recess...
, Somerset: restoration, 1858-59 - St. John the Evangelist parish church, Clifton, BristolClifton, BristolClifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
, 1858-69 - St. Paul's parish, Southville, BristolSouthville, BristolSouthville is an inner city ward of Bristol, England, situated on the south bank of the River Avon and northwest of Bedminster. Most of the area's houses were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries either for workers in the Bristol coal mining industry or the tobacco factories of W. D. &...
: vicarage, 1860 - St. Stephen's parish church, BeechingstokeBeechingstokeBeechingstoke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Pewsey.-Local government:Beechingstoke is a civil parish with an elected parish council...
, Wiltshire: restoration, 1860-61 - St. Michael the Archangel parish church, DundryChurch of St Michael, DundryThe parish church of St Michael the Archangel in Dundry, Somerset, England has a tower which was built in 1484, with the rest dated 1861. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
, Somerset: rebuilding, 1860-62 - Parish church, Manningford Abbots, Wiltshire: rebuilding, 1861-64
- Ashley House, Ashley, Bristol, 1865-66