Godfrey William Ferguson was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1855. After being articled to Sir Charles Lanyon (1813-1889) in Belfast, he moved to London where he was an improver in the office of John James Stevenson (1831-1908) and Edward Robert Robson (1835-1917). He then worked for the London School Board. By 1883 he had returned to Belfast, and practised alone until c.1905 when he joined the practice of John Harris Hazlitt (1855-1930) and John Ernest Croasdaile (1867-1954) as a partner. Ferguson was architect to the Northern Banking Co. and designed many of its branches in Ireland.
Ferguson was a founder member of the Society of Architects (MSA) in 1884 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1927. He died on 25 August 1939.
Thompson Memorial Home, Lisburn, Co. Antrim; Branch Banks for the Northern Banking Co., Ltd., at Holywood, Portaferry, Ramelton, Whitehead, Banbrldge, Dungloe, Lurgan, Fivemiletown, Markets, Belfast, Royal Avenue, Belfast, Connswater, Belfast, Drumshambo, Mohill, Ballieborough, Shercock, and Lanesborough. County Club House, Omagh; alterations to Farnham Castle, Co. Cavan; private residences. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1923]
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See also the Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940 for a detailed list of architectural projects 1882-1939 by Godfrey William Ferguson
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001