St George’s Cathedral

As the campaign to convert the Sierra Leone Colony to Christianity continued, Governor Maxwell wrote to the Secretary of State for the colonies, seeking the construction of a church to serve as a place of worship for the residents. Governor MacCarthy laid the cornerstone in 1817, and work was completed 11 years later, significantly over budget and on time. that's how St George’s Cathedral was built and is by far one of the most beautiful historical sites in Sierra Leone.

As the cathedral church of a diocese that included The Gambia, the Gold Coast, Lagos, the Islands of Madiera, the Canaries, Mauritania, and Morocco, it served as a site of worship for the crème de la crème of society as well as a location for big State occasions. Reverend William Garnon, Thomas Fowell Buxton, Africanus Beale Horton, and James "Holy" Johnson are among the busts and plaques on display in the church.