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Oxfam
Oxfam is based in the mock tudor building on Market Street. The charity shop has been selling donated items in the city since opening in the former Castle Inn in the 1970’s.
Erasmus Darwin (12 Dec 1731 - 18 Apr 1802)
Erasmus was born in 1731 at Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the youngest of seven children.  In 1756 Erasmus moved to Lichfield to establish a medical practice. He continued to live in the city until 1781.Erasmus came up with the...
Donegal House Clock
The Donegal House clock sits proudly on the front of the grade II building and was donate to the citizens of Lichfield by Mrs M A Swinfen Broun in November 1928. With the exception of the internal workings the clock was restored in...
Chambers Furniture
Lichfield showroom for Chambers Furniture who were specialists in reproduction Furniture using traditional woods such as Yew tree, Mahogany and Oaks.
ABC Regal
The ABC Regal on Tamworth Street was designed in an art deco style by Birmingham architect Harold Seymour Scotts and built in the 1932. It became Lichfield’s second cinema and competition for St. James’s Hall in Bore Street and...
City Corner Cafe
There has been a cafe on this corner in Lichfield for over sixty years. City Corner Cafe opened in August 2018 and is a family friendly cafe, offering a range of food and drinks.
Betta Pets 2
Not sure there was ever a Betta Pets 1 but Betta Pets 2 was a long standing pet and pet food supplier in the city.
Holland & Barrett
Moved into the Three Spires shopping centre in 2018 after relocating from the Market Square.
Birds Bakery
Set to open in late August 2018 the Derby based Birds bakery have over fifty shops spread across the UK. The shop had been home to Holland & Barretts for many years before becoming a bakery.
Menacing!
This unnerving and menacing face looks down on everyone passing by number 1 Tamworth Street. As to why it’s there I have no idea! If you do, then please get in touch.
Telephone Boxes
The iconic red telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in the 1920’s. These two phoneboxes in the Market Square are the K6 type (kiosk number six). The K6 was designed in 1935 to commemorate the silver jubilee of King...
Friary Wall
There are a lot of plaques in and around Lichfield but this one makes me smile. There is not a lot of the wall left and I feel they were just trying to hit a plaque quota.