This is only Shoe Zone second home in the city.  Shoe Zone as a whole sells over 20 million pairs of shoes a year. In 2000 Shoe Zone acquired The Oliver Group plc who use to own and run the Olivers Shoes shop in Levetts Square.

Tough times for Mothercare,  owners of the ELC saw the closure of the shop in Lichfield. Shoe Zone moved to the spot after being unable to renegotiate renewal terms for their previous location.

Hallmark Cards and The Works as they were in 2002. The works in located in the former Ironmongers shop Smith and Paker.The Works still remains at the location, but Hallmark closed in around 2015.

Boots the chemist has been at this location for over one hundred years. The building itself is a mock tudor 

Two views of Minster Pool before the improvments to the bank and railings. It was a shame that the work ment the loss of all the daffodils.

Nestled inbetween Hallmark and Thomas Cook the bank only lasted a few years in Lichfield taking up 43-45 Bore Street. After the closure of the bank the internal layout subdivided to form two retail units.

For many years this address was the home to the Building Societies Town & Country and the Woolwich. In 2000 the Woolwich was acquired by Barclays Bank and six years later in June 2006, Barclays announced that The Woolwich was to become...

Tesco as it was in 2008 before we had the massive warehouse that is Tesco Extra.

Built between 1856-58 the former probate court and at one time museum is a Grade II listed building turned into office space. 

After moving from their long term home in Dam Street in 2007, James Redshaw shared the old Bradshaws shop with S & J Music. Originally with an equal billing the signage has changed in recent years to favor S & J Music.

Bradshaws was a family run electrial sales and repair business. In 2007 the city shop changed hands and Bradshaws moved to Unit 37, Britannia Way, Britannia Enterprise Park.Since the move the business has had a change of direction and name...

By the time this photo was taken the Smithfield had been renamed to the Sozzled Sausage.  The pub closed in 2007 and was demolished in August 2008 for the Tesco redevelopment. To me it would always be the Smithfield, a place where Dave...