Paul Ferguson

Paul Ferguson is a woodcarver, gilder and conservator who set up his workshop in central London in 1978 and moved it to Leighton Buzzard in 2008. He now works under his own name from a garden studio. He trained in carving at a Paddington studio, taught at the London College of Furniture and chaired the national working group for carving that contributed to occupational standards for wood and stone carving. Building-related work includes restoring the weathered oak clock tower of Banbury Town Hall, carving replacement Carlton House Trophy panels for the Crimson Drawing Room at Windsor Castle after the fire, and conserving pineapple finials at Osterley Park House. He also undertakes bespoke carved and gilded commissions. He states he is an accredited member of the Institute of Conservation (ACR) and a member of the Master Carvers’ Association.