Lichfield Discovered

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  • 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 Happy Sinner

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    On 3rd July 1691, army surgeon Richard Cromwel was executed in Lichfield for murder. A publication featuring his final prayers and pre-execution speech was sold by Michael Johnson, the bookselling father of Samuel. As a bizarre bonus, the book entitled, ‘The Happy Sinner; or The Penitent Malefactor’, also included Cromwel’s legacy, in the form of…