One of the short stay Christmas shop that opened in Lichfield. This one Home of Fragrance opened after the closure of 39 Steps in 2011.

If I remember correctly this address was the home to many old names including Fine Fare and Viking Office supplies to name but two.  In the later years it was used for Fashion and Christmas shops, the type that pop up in November and...

This postcard from 1905 shows the view of Bore Street looking down in to the City centre. The righthand side of the street remains generally unchanged to this day.

A one time Lichfield was a wash with many card and giftshops, Sarah Banbury’s like many others closed once peoples shopping habits began to change.  Tatlow Cards And Gifts opened at the location for a short time before that too...

Opened in the late 1990’s after the the closure of Cecilia Sambon flower shop.

Opened late 1998. Internal refubisment took place in 2004.

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.

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.