FERGUSON, JOHN [1]

Carpenter and architect. John Ferguson worked at Mount Stewart, Co. Down, from 1782, first as carpenter for JAMES STEWART' JAMES STEWART' s Temple of the Winds, and later, from circa 1803 to 1805, as supervising architect for the erection of GEORGE DANCE' GEORGE DANCE' s designs for the enlargement of the house itself. The Earl of Londonderry had originally proposed that Ferguson himself should be entirely responsible for the enlargement of the house, but was persuaded by his son, Lord Castlereagh, to seek Dance's advice. Dance had visited Mount Stewart in 1795 but is not known to have returned there until 1815. It seems that he sent drawings from London, which were carried out by Ferguson.

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References

3 drawings and letter from Ferguson to the Earl of Londonderry, 29 Feb 1804, in Soane Museum, D3/9/1-3 and D3/9/1d (see Jill Lever, Catalogue of the Drawings of George Dance the Younger (1741-1825) and of George Dance the Elder (1695-1768) from the Collection of Sir John Soane's Museum, Oxford University Press, 2004). PRONI D654/H1/?4 contains reference to Ferguson's involvement in carrying out Dance's designs for Mount Stewart (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc. 2008/44).

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Building:	CO. DOWN, MOUNT STEWART
Date:	1805ca
Nature:	Superintended erection of George Dance's design.
Refs:	Drawings and correspondence including 3 drawings by Ferguson and letter from Ferguson to the Earl of Londonderry, 29 Feb 1804, in Soane Museum, D3/9/1-3 and D3/9/1d (see Jill Lever, Catalogue of the Drawings of George Dance the Younger (1741-1825) and of George Dance the Elder (1695-1768) from the Collection of Sir John Soane's Museum, Oxford University Press, 2004); PRONI D654/41/4 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc.2008/44)

Building:	CO. DOWN, NEWTOWNARDS, ERASMUS SMITH SCHOOL
Date:	1811ca
Nature:	Built by JF.
Refs:	Drawing(s) in Erasmus Smith collection, High School, Rathgar.