Samuel Burleigh Gabriel Explained

Samuel Burleigh Gabriel
Nationality:	British
Birth Date:	11 August 1816^[1]
Birth Place:	Bristol, England^[2]
Death Date:	26 June 1865 (aged 48)
Death Place:	Bristol, England^[3]
Practice:	Hicks and Gabriel

Samuel Burleigh Gabriel (11 August 1816 – 26 June 1865) was a Victorian architect who practised in Bristol, England. For a number of years he was in partnership with another architect, John Hicks, who later worked at Dorchester.^[4] Their offices were at 28 Corn Street, Bristol.^[5]

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.^[6] Wathen served as Mayor of Bristol and contributed to the building of several of its public buildings.^[6] In 2008 there was a proposal to demolish Ashley House^[6] and SAVE Britain's Heritage responded by supporting a campaign for the building's retention.^[6]

Works

• St. Mark's parish church, Easton, Bristol, 1843–48^[7]
• St. Simon the Apostle parish church, Baptist Mills, Bristol, 1845–48^[7]
• St. Jude the Apostle with St. Matthias-on-the-Weir parish church, Old Market, Bristol, 1845–49^[7]
• St. Michael the Archangel parish church, Two-Mile-Hill, Bristol, 1846–49^[7]
• St. Anne's parish church, Bowden Hill, Wiltshire, 1856^[8]
• St. Mary's parish church, West Kington, Wiltshire, 1856^[9]
• Chew Stoke School, Chew Stoke, Somerset, 1858
• St. Michael the Archangel parish church, Compton Martin, Somerset: restoration, 1858–59^[7]
• St. John the Evangelist parish church, Clifton, Bristol, 1858–69^[7]
• St. Paul's parish, Southville, Bristol: vicarage, 1860^[10]
• St. Stephen's parish church, Beechingstoke, Wiltshire: restoration, 1860–61^{[7] [11]}
• St. Michael the Archangel parish church, Dundry, Somerset: rebuilding, 1860–62^[7]
• Parish church, Manningford Abbots, Wiltshire: rebuilding, 1861–64^[12]
• St. James' parish church, Cherhill, Wiltshire: restoration, 1863
• Ashley House, Ashley, Bristol, 1865–66^{[6] [13]}

Sources and further reading

• Web site: Ashley House, Ashley Down Road, Bristol BS7 9BG . Ashley Grange Residents' Association . 14 June 2010.
• Book: Brodie . Antonia . Felstead . Alison . Franklin . Jonathan . Pinfield . Leslie . Oldfield. Jane. Directory of British Architects 1834–1914, A–K . 2001 . Continuum . London & New York . 0-8264-5513-1 .
• Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . Cherry, Bridget (revision) . The Buildings of England

  Wiltshire

  . 1975 . . Harmondsworth . 0-14-071026-4 .

Notes and References

1. Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922
2. 1851 England Census
3. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995
4. Web site: Professional's Name equals 'HICKS, John: fl. 1836–68 of Bristol and Dorchester'. Church Plans On-line. 30 August 2013.
5. Web site: Firm's Details . Church Plans On-Line . 14 June 2010.
6. Web site: Bulldozers Threaten Former Home of Leading Bristol Mayor . Townsend, Catherine . 28 September 2008 . Press Release . . .pdf . 14 June 2010.
7. Web site: Search Results . Church Plans On-Line . 14 June 2010.
8. Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 119
9. Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 564
10. Ashley Grange Residents' Association, page 5
11. Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 106
12. Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page 330
13. Ashley Grange Residents' Association, page 1