Buildings we have Lost
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Yeomanry House in 1920
St Johns House (later Yeomanry House) was built in 1732 for
Theophillus Levett (the Town Clerk in 1721-46). It replaced a
house known in 1577 as Culstubbe Hall which had been the home,
in the late 17th century, of the physician Sir John Floyer.
The house was leased by Lichfield High School from 1896 to 1921,
after which the school moved to the Friary.
Yeomanry house was demolished in 1925.
Photo: Courtesy of Staffordshire Record Office
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Redcourt House c1900
Redcourt House was built in the 1760s for Lucy Porter, Dr Johnson's
step-daughter, with a legacy of £ 10,000 from her brother, on the site
of a house previously occupied by the Town Clerk. Redcourt was one of
the first houses in Lichfield to have its own water tap.
The house passed through a number of owners, including General
William Dyott and Sir Francis Sacheverall Darwin, before being
purchased by the Petit family in the 1820s.
From 1897 the house was the home of Dr George Homan.
Redcourt House was demolished in 1929.
Photo: Courtesy of the William Salt Library
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Trent Valley station in 1962
This building is the first Trent Valley station that was built
by the LNWR in 1847 to a design by their architect, J.T. Livock.
It was located north of the present station, on the west side of
Trent Valley Road, but became redundant in 1871 when the joint
station was opened. After standing empty for many years the old
station building was finally demolished in the early 1970s.
Photo: Courtesy of Staffordshire Record Office
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Buildings we have Lost - Work in Progress
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