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FERGUSON, GODFREY WILLIAM
- Born: 1855? Died: 1939
Architect, of Belfast. According to his 1911 census return, Godfrey William Ferguson was born in Belfast in 1855 or 1856. He is probably the person of the same name who was born in Belfast on 3 May 1855, the son of Henry Shaw Ferguson and Alicia, née Gunning.(1) He was articled to CHARLES LANYON , after which he spent seven years in London, where he did an improver in the office of JOHN J. STEVENSON and E.R. ROBSON ,(2) and then worked for the London School Board. He had returned to Belfast by 1883, when he exhibited architectural drawings at the Cork Industrial Exhibition from an address at Lombard Street Chambers.(3) The following year he became a member of the Society of Architects.(4) After practising on his own, he joined the civil engineers JOHN HARRIS HAZLITT SWINEY and JOHN ERNEST CROASDAILE in practice.(5) He was architect to the Northern Banking Co. and designed many of its branch banks across the country.
A public-spirited man, Ferguson was a magistrate from circa 1897 and a member of the Grand Jury from about 1905. He became High Sheriff for Co. Antrim in 1935. In his later years, he devoted much time to prisoners' welfare. He was a visiting justice for the prison service and secretary of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society. He was also secretary to the Church Army and a Freemason.
Ferguson died on 25 Aug 1939, leaving an estate of £30318.(6) According to his 1911 census return, he married his wife, Katherine Harriet, in about 1904 but had no children. In his will he left £250 to St Peter's Church, Belfast, £50 pounds each to the Masonic Boys and Girls Schools in Dublin, and £50 to the Belfast Masonic Widows' Fund.(7)
RIBA: elected fellow at some point between 1923 and June 1930.(8)
Society of Architects: founder member, 1884;(9) local hon. secretary in 1923-25.
Addresses: Lombard Street Chambers, Belfast, 1883;(10) Avenue Chambers, Royal Avenue, Belfast, <=1896(11) until death.
Home: 4 Antrim Road, Belfast, 1911; Carnamenagh, Antrim Road, Belfast, at time of death.(12)
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References
All information not otherwise accounted for is from the brief biography of Ferguson in IB 77, 9 Feb 1935, 94, his obituary in IB 81, 16 Sep 1939, 791, and from his entry in Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89.
(1) www.familysearch.org.
(2) Stevenson and Robson were in partnership between 1871 and 1876.
(3) IALE I, 233.
(4) Directory of British Architects 1834-1900, 304.
(5) The practice is named as Swiney, Ferguson & Croasdaile in both Ferguson and Swiney's obituaries in IB, but there are no other references to it under this name elsewhere in IB, where Ferguson's works appear under his name and Swiney & Croasdaile's under theirs.
(6) AJ 90, 28 Dec 1939, 766.
(7) IB 81, 9 Dec 1939, 791.
(8) IB 72, 7 Jun 1930, 522.
(9) C. McArthur Butler, The Society of Architects (1925), 68.
(10) See note 2, above.
(11) See note 3, above.
(12) See note 5, above.
64 work entries listed in chronological order for FERGUSON, GODFREY WILLIAM
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| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ROYAL AVENUE, NO. 028 (ASSN. FOR EMPLOYMENT OF INDUSTRIOUS BLIND) |
| Date: | 1882-83 |
| Nature: | New workshops. Tender of Fitzpatrick Bros. (£4,000) accepted, Nov 1882. Additions, 1890. (Destroyed by fire in 1908.) |
| Refs: | IB 24, 1 Dec 1882, 351; Architect 44, 29 Aug 1890, suppl. p.1; Marcus Patton, Central Belfast: an historical Gazetteer (UAHS, 1993), 287 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, LISBURN, THOMPSON MEMORIAL HOME FOR INCURABLES |
| Date: | 1884 |
| Nature: | New. Hydraulic passenger lift by Waygood & Co., London, to be installed. |
| Refs: | Architect 29, 1 Mar 1884, 149 (B. of I.); F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, LARNE, GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Date: | 1886 |
| Nature: | GF unsuccessful entrant in limited competition. |
| Refs: | IB 28, 1 Aug 1886, 224 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORTH QUEEN STREET, CLIFTON HOUSE (BELFAST CHARITABLE SOCIETY) |
| Date: | 1887 |
| Nature: | Dining hall. |
| Refs: | Brett, 5. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FOUNTAIN STREET, NO. 48-50 (CHALET D'OR) |
| Date: | 1888 |
| Nature: | For Lyle & Kinahan, wine merchants. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Central Belfast: an historical Gazetteer (UAHS, 1993), 152 |
| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, HENRY STREET, NO. 031 (NORTHERN BANK) |
| Date: | 1889 |
| Nature: | Internal alterations to accommodate increased number of staff resulting from acquisiton of Ball's Bank by Northern Bank in 1888. Contractor: J. & W. Beckett, Dublin. (Remodelled building absorbed into General Post Office, 1904.) |
| Refs: |
Irish Times, 6 Nov 1889. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CHARLEMONT STREET, PREMISES |
| Date: | 1890 |
| Nature: | Additional premises, erection of gangway and roofing. |
| Refs: |
Estimates from James Henry, H. & J. Martin, William McCammond & Son, Robert Corry and William Dixon contractors of Belfast, 1 Sep 1890, for erection of same in PRONI, D3563/A/J/16-20 (see PRONI e-catalogue). |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ROYAL AVENUE, NO. 028 (ASSN. FOR EMPLOYMENT OF INDUSTRIOUS BLIND) |
| Date: | 1890 |
| Nature: | Adds. |
| Refs: | B. of I. |
| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, BALBRIGGAN, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1891 |
| Nature: | New branch bank. |
| Refs: | Date inscribed on gable (information from Brendan Grimes, Apr 2015); IB 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465. |
| Building: | CO. TYRONE, BENBURB, POST OFFICE |
| Date: | 1894 |
| Nature: | New post office, for James Bruce. |
| Refs: |
Letter from James Henry, contractor, Belfast, to GWF, 9 Apr 1894, quoting £1,276 as price for erecting post office and shop at Benburb, in PRONI, D1957/1/233 (see PRONI e-catalogue). |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CRUMLIN ROAD, MATER INFIRMORUM HOSPITAL |
| Date: | 1894 |
| Nature: | GWF wins 3rd prize in competition. |
| Refs: | B 67, ? ? 1894, 12 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, EASTLAND STREET (SHANKILL ROAD), SCHOOL |
| Date: | 1895 |
| Nature: | New schools in connection with St Luke's Church, Belfast. Architect: G.W. Ferguson, who received assistance from Herbert Ewart. Opened by Countess of Shaftesbury Oct 1895. Builder: H.& J. Martin. |
| Refs: | B 69, 26 Oct 1895, 299 |
| Building: | CO. DONEGAL, DUNGLOE, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1896 |
| Nature: | New branch bank. Builder: John Colhoun, Derry. |
| Refs: | 3 designs, s. & d. 7 Feb 1896, in collection of Northern Bank Ltd, see Hugh Dixon, Ulster Architecture 1800-1900 (UAHS, 1972),26, no. 128(illus.); IB 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 (illus. in supplement); Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster (1979), 267 |
| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, ISLANDBRIDGE, UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB HOUSE |
| Date: | 1897-98 |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IAA, PKS B17/39, B18/02, A08 (Jul 1897, Jan 1898) |
| Building: | CO. DERRY, CLAUDY, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1898 |
| Nature: | New branch bank, 'free mixture of Dutch gable, Palladian window, and pagoda-roofed Tuscan porch' (Rowan). |
| Refs: | Northern Bank archivwes, NB/C; IB 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465; Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster (1979), 191 |
| Building: | CO. ARMAGH, LURGAN, WINDSOR AVENUE, MASONIC HALL (FREEMAN'S HALL?) |
| Date: | 1899-1900 |
| Nature: | FS laid 9 Aug 1899. Dedicated 2 Nov 1900. 2-storey, 5-bay building with 2-bay shaped gale and stair tower on street front. Red brick with terra-cotta dressings. Builder: Thomas McMillan, Belfast. |
| Refs: |
IB 41, 15 Sep 1899, 130; 47, 28 Jan 1905, 62; B 78, 17 Nov 1900, 450; Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 432. |
| Building: | CO. LEITRIM, MOHILL, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1901 |
| Nature: | New branch bank and manager's house. Tenders invited, Jul, Aug 1901. |
| Refs: | Irish Times, 31 Jul,2 Aug 1901; IB 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 |
| Building: | CO. ARMAGH, LURGAN, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1901-03 |
| Nature: | Opened Feb 1903. Italian Renaissance style. Builder: J. & R. Thompson, Belfast. Cost: £4000. |
| Refs: |
Drawings dated 1901 in ?Northern Bank archive, ref. NB/L; IB 43, 15 Aug 1901, 832; 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465; Building News 84, 27 Feb 1903, 299; Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 433. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ARDOYNE, FIRE STATION |
| Date: | 1902 |
| Nature: | For Belfast Corporation. £7000.[Paul Larmour says not by GWF but by Young & Mackenzie] |
| Refs: | IB 44, 14 Aug 1902, 1358 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, GREAT PATRICK STREET, WAREHOUSE |
| Date: | 1902 |
| Nature: | New. £1500. |
| Refs: | IB 44, 14 Aug 1902, 1358 |
| Building: | CO. DONEGAL, RAMELTON, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1903-1906 |
| Nature: | New branch bank. Classical. Sandstone & brick.Builder: John Colhoun, Derry |
| Refs: | Drawing(?) dated 1903 in Northern Bank archives; IB 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 (illus. in supplement); Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster (1979), 464 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, HOLYWOOD, SULLIVAN PLACE, MASONIC HALL (MCCAMMON MEMORIAL) |
| Date: | 1904 |
| Nature: | New hall with 50 ft frontage; red brick & white stone. Builder: J. & R. Thomson, Belfast. Opened Dec 1904 or Jan 1905. |
| Refs: | IB 46, 12 Mar 1904, 158; 47, 28 Jan 1905, 62; B 88, 21 Jan 1905, 68 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, WHITEHEAD, EDWARD ROAD, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1905 |
| Nature: | New bank opened, 1905. Builder: Laverty & Son, Belfast & Carrickfergus. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 23 Sep 1905, 670; 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 (illus. in supplement) |
| Building: | CO. TYRONE, OMAGH, TYRONE COUNTY CLUB HOUSE |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | New. Laganvale brick. Tenders invited Jun 1906; 'progressing towards completion', Oct 1906. Builder: H. Keith, Belfast. |
| Refs: | B 90, 2 Jun 1906, 626; IB 48, 30 Jun,6,20 Oct 1906, 526,804,850; F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANBRIDGE, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1906-07 |
| Nature: | New bank. Tenders invited, Feb 1906. Alts. 1907. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 24 Feb 1906, 130; 49, 1 Jun 1907, 393; 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 (illus. in supplement) |
| Building: | CO. LEITRIM, DRUMSHANBO, MAIN STREET, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1907 |
| Nature: | New branch office. Builder: Henry Laverty & Sons, Belfast |
| Refs: | IB 49, 5 Oct 1907, 693; 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, LARNE, MAIN STREET, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1907-08 |
| Nature: | New branch office. £3,500. Builder: Henry Laverty & Sons, Belfast |
| Refs: | IB 49, 4 May 1907, 326; 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 (illus. in supplement) |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, GLENRAVEL STREET, LAUNDRY |
| Date: | 1908 |
| Nature: | For Belfast Charitable Society. Builder: James Henry. |
| Refs: | IB 51, 9 Jan 1909, 18 |
| Building: | CO. TYRONE, BERAGH, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1911 |
| Nature: | New branch office. Builder: Henry Laverty & Sons, Belfast. |
| Refs: | Drawing(s) in Northern Bank archive, NB/B; IB 53, 23 Dec 1911, 850 |
| Building: | CO. ROSCOMMON, ELPHIN, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1911 |
| Nature: | New branch office. |
| Refs: | IB 53, 5 Aug 1911, 530 |
| Building: | CO. CAVAN, BAILIEBOROUGH, MAIN STREET, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1912 |
| Nature: | New branch bank. Italianate 12-storey, 5-bay block. |
| Refs: |
Drawing? in Northern bank archives, NB/(Bailieborough); F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89; Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 150. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, OLD CAVEHILL ROAD, HOUSES (002-10) |
| Date: | 1914 |
| Nature: | Builder: William Gillen |
| Refs: | IB 56, 17 Jan 1914, 48 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, MAY STREET, NO. 078 (NORTHERN BANK) |
| Date: | 1919-21 |
| Nature: | New bank for Markets area. Free classical style. Builder: Henry Laverty & Sons, Belfast. |
| Refs: | Drawings, 1920, in Northern Bank archive; IB 65, 21 Apr 1923, 298; F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89; Edwin D. Hill, The Northern Banking Company (1925), 45; Marcus Patton, Central Belfast: an historical Gazetteer (UAHS, 1993), 235 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, GLENRAVEL STREET, PREMISES |
| Date: | 1920 |
| Nature: | Additions. |
| Refs: | IB 72, 4 Jan 1930, 27 |
| Building: | CO. CAVAN, SHERCOCK, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | 1920ca |
| Nature: | Conversion of existing house into branch bank. |
| Refs: |
F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89; Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 533. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, KINCORA AVENUE, HOUSES (002) |
| Date: | 1923 |
| Nature: | 2 villas. Builder: Thomas Glover. |
| Refs: | IB 65, 29 Dec 1923, 1009 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, KERRSLAND PARADE, HOUSES (018) |
| Date: | 1923 |
| Nature: | 18 villas. Builder: Robert Hewett. |
| Refs: | IB 65, 29 Dec 1923, 1009 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, RUGBY ROAD, HOUSES (008) |
| Date: | 1923 |
| Nature: | Plans for 8 villas approved by City Surveyor. |
| Refs: | IB 65, 29 Dec 1923, 1009 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORTH QUEEN STREET, BOILER HOUSE |
| Date: | 1923 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 65, 11 Aug 1923, 620 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SOMERTON ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1923 |
| Nature: | For R. Garrett Campbell. |
| Refs: | IB 65, 16 Jun 1923, 464 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, PETER'S HILL, SHOPS & STORES |
| Date: | 1923 |
| Nature: | Builder: H. & J. McKibben. |
| Refs: | IB 65, 29 Dec 1923, 1009 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, MALONE PLACE, RESCUE & MATERNITY HOME |
| Date: | 1924 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited, Sep 1924, for removing existing premises and rebuilding. |
| Refs: | IB 66, 28 Jun 1924, 577; Irish Times, 25 Sep 1924; B 127, 26 Sep 1924, ? |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, RUGBY ROAD, HOUSES (005) |
| Date: | 1924 |
| Nature: | Plans for 5 villas approved by City Surveyor. |
| Refs: | IB 66, 8 Mar 1924, 193 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CASTLE PLACE, NO. 23 (ULSTER CLUB) |
| Date: | 1924 |
| Nature: | Additions. |
| Refs: | IB 65, 17 Nov 1923, 891; 66, 12 Jan 1924, 25 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, MALONE PARK, NO. 047 |
| Date: | 1925 |
| Nature: | Elizabethan inspired Arts & Crafts style house. |
| Refs: | Paul Larmour, The Architectural Heritage of Malone & Stranmillis (UAHS, 1991), 92(illus.),96 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORTH QUEEN STREET (& CLIFTON STREET), PREMISES |
| Date: | 1925 |
| Nature: | Additions. |
| Refs: | IB 67, 18 Apr 1925, 313 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, MALONE ROAD, RESCUE HOME |
| Date: | 1926 |
| Nature: | Adds. Plans approved by City Surveyor. |
| Refs: | IB 68, 6 Feb 1926, 98 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, OLD CAVEHILL ROAD, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1927 |
| Nature: | Adds. to villa, for W.J. Moore. Plans approved by City Surveyor. |
| Refs: | IB 69, 8 Jan 1927, 23 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ROSAPENNA DRIVE, HOUSES (005) |
| Date: | 1928 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 70, 28 Apr 1928, 372 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ROSAPENNA STREET, HOUSES (006) |
| Date: | 1928 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 70, 10 Nov 1928, 964 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, HARCOURT STREET, HOUSES (006) |
| Date: | 1929 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 71, 25 May 1929, 464 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, LARNE, CURRAN ROAD, CHURCH HALL (CI, INVER PARISH) |
| Date: | 1930-31 |
| Nature: | New. Builder: H. Girvan & Sons, Larne. |
| Refs: | IB 72, 15 Mar,7,21 Jun 1930, 252,522,564; 73, 4,18 Jul 1931, 594,646 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CAVEHILL ROAD (& MADISON AVENUE), HOUSE |
| Date: | 1932 |
| Nature: | Adds., for Mrs E.H. Peacocke. |
| Refs: | IB 74, 21 May,18 Jun 1932, 480,568 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ANTRIM ROAD, HOUSES (004) |
| Date: | 1933 |
| Nature: | For Matthew Sloan. |
| Refs: | IB 75, 245 Mar 1933, 247 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, GLENRAVEL STREET (NEAR), MORTUARY |
| Date: | 1937 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 79, 1 May 1937, 402 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORTH QUEEN STREET, CLIFTON HOUSE (BELFAST CHARITABLE SOCIETY) |
| Date: | 1938 |
| Nature: | Gate lodge. |
| Refs: | Marcus Patton, Central Belfast: an historical Gazetteer (UAHS, 1993), 241 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORTH QUEEN STREET, HOUSE |
| Date: | 1939 |
| Nature: | For Belfast Charitable Society. |
| Refs: | IB 81, 18 Feb 1939, 153 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ROYAL AVENUE, NO. 109-111 (NORTHERN BANK) |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. TYRONE, FIVEMILETOWN, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | New. |
| Refs: | IB 52, 23 Jul 1910, 465 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NEWTOWNARDS ROAD, NO.411-413 ( NORTHERN BANK) |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, HOLYWOOD, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, PORTAFERRY, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. LONGFORD, LANESBOROUGH, NORTHERN BANK |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |
| Building: | CO. CAVAN, FARNHAM HOUSE |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | Alterations. |
| Refs: | F. Chatterton (ed.),Who's Who in Architecture (1923), 89 |