Bookshop House (also called CSS Bookshop) is a

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in the

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located at Northeastern part of Broad street at Odunlami street. It was designed by Godwin and Hopwood Architects and built in 1973. Church Missionary Society Bookshop Lagos c

Church Missionary Society Bookshop Lagos c

Background

When CMS missionaries arrived in Nigeria in the 1850s, some settled in Marina, Lagos where they opened a small corner store selling Bibles and other Christian articles. The building hosting the store was later purchased and a new structure was built in 1927, this structure was dedicated by Bishop

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. The CMS commercial venture later changed its name to CSS, Church and School Suppliers. The previous building was demolished and the current Bookshop house was built in 1973.

References

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