This property has been vacant for many years.
The history of the ownership has revealed a link to Lichfield’s WW1 memorial. Another part of my #onecitystudy and A-z
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#WeekKforKaput
#windowsonwednesday
#broken #lichfieldhistory
A little part of Lichfield history this morning. Named and opened in 1990 as Blewitt Court after a councillor.
Prior to this it had been a wall with an entrance to a doctor’s surgery.
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A 1960s frontage that needs to be retained. The city needs architectural design from all eras.
In the 1850s it was a probate office.
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Five Gables, Lichfield.
Early 17th century structure that had the frontages removed and modernised in 1967.
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Renovated
#stairs #eastcoastkin
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In 1892 this building opened as a Ladies High School. It remained for three years.
#WallsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
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#ClassicMono #lichfieldhistory
#BlackAndWhite #B&W
Dam Street, Lichfield then and now. Windsor Castle Inn until 1920s.
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Quonians Lane date from the 16th century
A possible Pilgrims Path from the City
Once Dame Oliver's School, which Samuel Johnson attended
#lichfield #lichfieldhistory #photography #window #history #blueskyhistory
Brooke House, Lichfield . A 200 year old sandstone plaque over the doorway marking the site of Lord Brookes wounding in 1643.
#lichfield #history #civilwar #cromwell #lichfieldhistory
The 1812 United Reform Church in Wade Street, Lichfield. The houses either side are the development in the late 1970s
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17th century property on Lichfield
#Alphabetchallenge
#WeekMForMemories
#WindowsOnWednesday
#Lichfield #architecture #lichfieldhistory
Cricket Lane, Lichfield. This 1960s sign will probably disappear with the new development. The origins of the name are vague, though potentially linked to the game played at the nearby Shoulder of Mutton pub.
#lichfieldhistory #roadsign #lichfield #historywalk #walkinhistory #1960s
Part of the old Lichfield ramparts around the Cathedral
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#stonework #stonemason
#art #ArtYear
#medievalBlueSky
V is VHS .Tamworth Street. Until the mid 1960s, this area was impossible to walk through. The building became the first Video store in Lichfield in 1981. #bnw #vhs #lichfield #historywalk #lichfieldhistory #photography
Holy Cross Church overlooking the old school playground.
The back of Holy Cross Church, Lichfield. #bnw#photography #blackandwhite #staffordshire #lichfieldhistory
Lichfield Noir. On the site of the Regal Cinema that opened in 1932, The building is now named the Old Picture House. #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #lichfieldhistory #nightphotography #lichfield
A portion of the original Guildhall, Lichfield. This is now located in Beacon Park #lichfield #bnw #blackandwhite #lichfieldhistory
From Cock Alley into Bird Street. The building opposite was The Soldiers club in the Edwardian era. Later it became the offices for the Lichfield Mercury and named Graphic House. #bnw #lichfieldhistory #blackandwhite #photography #streetphotography
Derelict Davidson House. Lichfield. Once the museum of the Staffordshire Regiment. #lichfieldhistory #oldbuildings #militaryhistory#photograohy
Christchurch, Lichfield built between 1844/1847.
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Lichfield doors. The original entrance to the family residence above the National Westminster bank. This would have opened onto the original site of the Clock Tower. #lichfield #history #staffordshire #doors #lichfieldhistory
Lichfield Churches ~ 32 #springtime #churches #staffordshire #lichfield #churchyard #headstone #photography #capturingengland #lichfieldhistory
Georgian windows along Bird Street. The building on the left was a watchmaker from the late Victorian era until the 1980s. #lichfieldhistory #lichfield #georgian #buildingsoflichfield #photography
