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Goldsmiths College

college, Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
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Goldsmiths College is an institution within the University of London. It was established in 1891 as a technical institute and is located in New Cross, within the borough of Lewisham in London, England. The college specializes in teacher training and the social sciences. Lewisham itself is an inner borough of London, historically part of Kent, and was formed in 1965 by combining the metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford. The area has a history dating back to at least 862 CE, and by the mid-19th century, it transformed from an area of mansions to middle-class housing and commercial districts with the advent of suburban railways.1

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