St Gabriels House

St Gabriels House is a house built in 1890, with minor alterations made in the 20th century. It was constructed for Mr. Stables, likely designed by F W Bedford. The building is made of local gritstone with ashlar dressings and features a plain tile roof with two gable stacks and a single ridge stack. It has a deep chamfered plinth, a first-floor sill band, and an eaves band. The house is two storeys plus attics and has an L-plan layout.

The main garden front faces south and includes a slightly off-centre two-storey square bay projection with a large six-light mullion and transom window. Above it is a smaller five-light window with false battlements and a gable that contains a wooden Ipswich-style casement window. To the left, there is another large six-light window, with smaller three-light and two-light windows above it, and to the right, a similar four-light window.

The rear entrance front features two full-height gabled projections on the right, with a tall corner staircase window to the left. Above this is a five-light chamfered mullion window, and to the right, the attic floor has a three-light wooden Ipswich-style window. This façade is partially concealed by a single-storey projecting wing topped with a square wooden cupola and a leaden ogee roof, behind which is a slightly higher projection with battlements. The main doorway on the right is approached by five stone steps and features a moulded ashlar door surround and a fine six-panel door. Above the lintel, it is inscribed "HE & MES, Per Ardua Stabilis."

Inside, there is a large mahogany open well staircase in a seventeenth-century style, complete with square carved newel posts and balusters. The main reception room has oak wainscot panelling, a moulded plaster frieze, and an impressive stone fireplace with an elaborate wooden surround and exposed wooden beams. Throughout the house, there are fine quality panelled doors and moulded plaster coving, while some service rooms contain sets of fine panelled cupboards.