 Godwin apparently wrote most of the content himself, relying on a staff of just five people.His successor, Henry Heathcote Statham (1839–1924), edited the journal from 1883 to 1908.Rival publication "The British Architect and Northern Engineer", founded as "The British Architect" in 1874, merged with "The Builder" in 1919, bringing contributions from architectural illustrator Thomas Raffles Davison (1853–1937).