He was born in
Sheffield in 1856. His father was the ecclesiastical architect
George Goldie. Edward was the great-grandson of architect
Joseph Bonomi, through his paternal grandmother, Mary Anne Bonomi, wife of George Goldie, a doctor. He went to school at
Ushaw College in
County Durham, as his father had previously done. In 1875, he was
articled to
Goldie & Child. It was an architectural firm which his father ran with Charles Edwin Child. After his apprenticeship ended in 1880, he remained at the firm as a partner, From 1893, Edward ran the firm on his own. In 1913, he was joined by his son, Joseph Goldie, and the firm became Edward Goldie & Son until 1953. ,
Haywards Heath Edward is perhaps best known for designing
St James's, Spanish Place, whose original chapel had been designed by his great-grandfather, Joseph Bonomi. He also designed the
Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel in
Haywards Heath for a community of nuns from Bruges. ==Joseph Goldie==