"Emily Davies’s gentleness and love for creatures was reflected in the name that they chose ‘Gatesbield’ – a shelter for small animals. Both the workshop and the house were built entirely from the rock on the site, as the different levels in the garden indicate. The house was designed and built to their highest standards. Both the staircase, hall and rooms show their creative flair for working with wood. Emily’s sense of humour can be seen in the carving near the hatch in the common room where two workmen are portrayed climbing ladders with buckets and hods of stone."