Bore Street, Lichfield

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Date:1928 - 1935 (c.)

Description:The title on this postcard ‘Old houses in Blore Street, Lichfield’ is incorrect. This view was taken in Bore Street, Lichfield. This photograph was taken after the installation of the clock on the Guildhall in 1928, but before the Tudor Cafe was opened in 1936.

Second from the right is Lichfield House which was built in 1510 and is a fine example of a Tudor timber-framed building. During the Civil War it was used by both the Royalists and Roundheads as a prison. In 2003 Lichfield House was known as the Tudor Cafe and chocolate shop and in later years as The Tudor.

Third from the right is Donegal House which was built by the Earl of Donegal in 1730.

Fourth from the right is the Guildhall which was rebuilt in the 19th century, but has medieval cellars underneath it. Here the front of the Guildhall is seen with the carved heads of King George V and Queen Mary which were erected on the facade in 1910.

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Image courtesy of: The Arthur Lloyd Collection

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