Description:This photograph of Bore Street, Lichfield was taken in 1961. On the left there is a part view of the Grade II listed Guildhall, which was rebuilt in 1846-1848 by the Lichfield Architect, Joseph Potter, Junior. There are some fragments of an earlier 16th century building still remaining.
In the centre is Donegal House, once described as “Lichfield's premier house of the early 18th century which set the pace here for a generation". The house and its attached railings are Grade II* listed. It was built in 1730 for James Robinson, a mercer, possibly by Francis Smith of Warwick. On the left of the building there is a bracket-mounted clock dating from 1928, donated by Mrs Swinfen Broun, of Swinfen Hall, near Lichfield to the people of Lichfield. Donegal House in currently (2025) used as offices by Lichfield City Council.
On the right there is a glimpse of ‘The Tudor of Lichfield’ restaurant and tea rooms, a fine example of a timber-framed building with a history dating back to 1510.