Son of Frederick and Anne Goodall, little is known about Herbert.  He served five years with architect George Edmund Street, R.A. and eventually became his assistant.   He was a student of architecture at the Royal Academy having been sponsored by Street and in 1882 was elected Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects.   His death certificate describes him as a painter.  Watercolours by him are held at the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert where six of his sketch books are also held which are pencil drawings of Gothic Architecture in England and one in France from a sketching tour there in 1880.   He exhibited six works at the Society of British Artists between 1890 and 1892 which consisted of landscapes and buildings.

Shortly after his death, his wife Alice committed suicide.  The following article is from the London Times dated 7th Nov 07