F J Long and Son Ltd was on Dam Street. This area is now part of the HSBC bank on the corner of Market Street.  On the far right of the photo is Farquhar Sweets and Groceries, now Tales Press (2019). Two of the spires of Lichfield...

T Purves was a general store on Tamworth Street for many years, later to become Pizza by Goli.

This general store sat on the corner of Bird Street and Sandford Street for many years. First seen on a postcard from around 1910. The corner was redeveloped in the 1960/70’s and discount store opened.

There was no shortage of shoe shops in Lichfield but Frisby’s had the longest trading history first opening in the city in 1909.

A small collection of photographs of the old Lichfield branch on Market Street, used with the permission of Barclays Group Archives.

Have you ever wondered why the Corn Exchange has the words Savings Bank emblazoned on the one end of the building?  Well it’s all to do with the Lichfield Saving Bank. The bank was established in 1818 and originally operated in...

Silk is a family name and has been associated with high-quality hairdressing in Lichfield since 1971.

The Johnsons was combined with Hall the butchers when both the shops closed to form one larger retail space.  The shop would have stood where the enterance to Superdrug is today.

Independent dispensing chemist believed to of closed in the 1970’s. The shop was boarded up and remained empty for sometime. Later to become The Leeds building society in the 1980’s and at a later date the Halifax.

The sweet shop and hairdresser, or Coiffers as the sign proudly displays was possibly the last retailer to occupy the address in Conduit Street before the location was used for banking.  Although the roofline and guttering is unchanged...