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

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