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unusual facts about George Goldie



Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead

The architect was Joseph Goldie (1882–1953) who was the son of Edward Goldie (1856-1921), an architect, and grandson of George Goldie (1828-1887) a notable church architect in the 19th century who designed St Wilfrid's Church in York and the Church of St Mary and St Augustine in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Warri Crisis

Until the arrival of Sir George Goldie's National Africa Company (later renamed the Royal Niger Company) in 1879, Itsekiri chieftains monopolized trade with Europeans in the Western Niger region.


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