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  • Civil War History Night

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    Our next Lichfield Discovered History Night! LICHFIELD IN A TIME OF REVOLUTION & CIVIL WAR Thursday 2nd October, 2025 at 7pm Step back into one of the most dramatic chapters of England’s past with Lichfield’s very own Professor Ann Hughes, a preeminent historian of the seventeenth century. For our next LD History Night, Ann will…

  • The Ghosts of The Close

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    I’ve recently taken possession of a book I’ve been after for ages. ‘The Recollections of Sophia Lonsdale’ was published in 1936 and I’m hoping reading it will give me an insight into the world of this fascinating woman, who led the committee which founded the Lichfield High School for Girls in 1892 (later to become…

  • The Hanging Tree

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    Dolphins, ghost dogs, hangings, gospel singing & a very ancient tree….? Over coming weeks, we’ll be sharing all sorts of glimpses into Lichfield historic landscapes, snapped this summer all across the district, each with lush layers of legend, lore and mystery to unveil. Tonight, we were up at Hanch, checking out a tree we’ve shared…