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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · 13h

Yes!

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · 13h

The SAHS suggest a lodging house for pilgrims but I think it’s very much still open to interpretation

LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · 14h

Remains of a medieval building on the banks of Minster Pool, Lichfield.

Its exact purpose is a bit of a mystery and that chap carved into stone is keeping schtum about who, or what, he’s peering at through the arch.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Aug 27

At St James, Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, volunteers seeking to understand more about its medieval past and why the church was built on a site isolated from the rest of the village, actually ended up discovering a Romano-British Villa beneath the churchyard.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 23

This site on Limburg Avenue lies between the Roman town of Letocetum and the city of Lichfield & I reckon more research into this site might provide the missing link between the two.

And that excarnation platform somewhere near Waitrose? Always knew Lichfield really was the Field of the Dead ☠️

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 23

The building of new estates on the outskirts of Lichfield has revealed several Iron Age sites, a period conspicuously absent from the historical record until these recent developments.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 21

Met up with my old mate Mark in Tamworth and he took me into the crypt at St Editha's to show me what seems to be an ancient stone coffin lid built into the ceiling ☠️

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 20

There's a suggestion there may have been a medieval vault below here and it's also been mooted as a possible site for Offa of Mercia's palace.

I'm heading back tomorrow to see what they uncover...

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 20

A soggy Saturday in Tamworth at the start of an archaeology dig at the site of a medieval deanery alongside St Editha's Church.

The team uncovered part of its ancient wall and today they're digging a ditch to delve further into the deanery's history.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 20

I've finally got around to writing up what I found out about the wishing stones of Pye Green and Walsall on my Lichfield Lore blog 🤞
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The Wishing Stones

It took me a while to find the wishing stone at Pye Green and it’s taken me even longer to write up what I found about the tale behind it on here. This story appeared in an old newspaper, tol…

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jul 5

There's a wall on the corner of Beacon Street & Gaia Lane in Lichfield which is full of scratched names & pictures and I'm wondering what was once here which drew in so many graffiti artists?

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jun 15

There's a lot of weird around Weston!

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jun 15

I'm revisiting the mystery of the so-called The Highwayman's Grave in Sandon, Staffordshireand I think I may have a new lead to follow.

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The Highwayman’s Grave

I love a tomb with a tale attached and the churchyard at Sandon delivered. An article in the Staffordshire Sentinel in December 1955, talks of, ‘a grave, said to be that of a highwayman who m…

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jun 7

Or at least inspired by it?

LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jun 7

I suspect it might be one of Bill Drummond's 25 paintings? eastsideprojects.org/long-term-ar...

Bill Drummond, The 25 Paintings (beneath Spaghetti Junction)

Eastside Projects makes art public.

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Adrian Murphy @themurphyfiles.bsky.social · Jun 6

This time last week I cycled from Birmingham to Lichfield and came across this mural along the canal, underneath Spaghetti Junction. I had actually taken a wrong turn and this made me stop and get my bearings. So, thanks to the artist for grabbing my attention!

A mural along the canal, underneath spaghetti junction between Birmingham and Lichfield that says ‘are you lost yet?

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jun 7

The lichen on this weatherworn headstone at All Saints, Sandon conceals a story. Local legend says it's the grave of a highwayman but I want to uncover the truth behind this Staffordshire tomb.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · Jun 2

The beginning and end of Beaudesert Hall, an almost lost country house in Staffordshire.

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A Beautiful Wilderness

The story of Beaudesert Hall features an incredible cast of characters. There’s Lady Florence Paget, the ‘Pocket Venus’ who eloped with her lover Henry Hastings, and married him o…

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 25

Just been down to deck the gates of The Old Schoool House with branches which can only mean one thing....the Lichfield Bower cometh! 🌿

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 25

Just back from exploring the remains of Beaudesert Hall, near Lichfield. More on how it ended up in this state later!

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 25

Off to explore the ruins of one of Staffordshire's greatest lost country houses.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 24

Our first @lichfielddiscovered talk to take place in the Lichfield District Council chamber. Love that we're bringing learning back to what was once the classroom of the city's old grammar school 🎓

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 24

No but they look fascinating!

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 10

Yes, he lived here at Stowe House, and amongst other things, forced Sabrina into the waters of Stowe Pool opposite, even though she couldn't swim. There's another book which is excellent - 'How to Create the Perfect Wife' by Wendy Moore.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · May 10

Heading to The Old Grammar School, our @lichdiscovered.bsky.social HQ, to start recording some of the graffiti former pupils left on the playground wall ✏️

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