Have you ever wondered why the Corn Exchange has the words Savings Bank emblazoned on the one end of the building? Well it’s all to do with the Lichfield Saving Bank. The bank was established in 1818 and originally operated in...
Long before Dam Street was brick paved it was possible to park at the top by Minister Pool. There was no access to Woollies carpark for motor vehicles from Dam Street but there was a footpath you could use to cut through. ...
There has been a pub at this location since the 1700’s. Originally called the Old Golden Ball the public house was renamed The George IV in 1830’s in honour of the King.In the 1911 census the landlord was listed as a 51 year old...
The Wimbush Bakery was here on Market Street for several decades. The Three Cooks was formed when three small bakeries Clarks Bakery, Stephen’s Bakery and Wimbush the Bakers combined. The Three Cooks Bakery on Market Street was loved...
The Johnsons was combined with Hall the butchers when both the shops closed to form one larger retail space. The shop would have stood where the enterance to Superdrug is today.
Independent dispensing chemist believed to of closed in the 1970’s. The shop was boarded up and remained empty for sometime. Later to become The Leeds building society in the 1980’s and at a later date the Halifax.