In Nuneaton’s St. Nicolas Churchyard lies a sizeable, though not elaborate, flat gravestone. It commemorates Canon Robert Savage, Vicar of the parish 1845-71, his wife Emma and many of their children. This tombstone, like so many in our graveyards, reveals a wide range of historical information, recording significant detail about the Savage family. However, it also throws up a story with much wider ramifications – still being worked out today. An African chief, George Mandyola Konah Macomo,