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All the United Kingdom England Lichfield

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lichfield

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lichfield, England

Updated September 6, 2023

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The rear of the house with Darwin’s figure looking out of the upper right window.

Lichfield, England

Erasmus Darwin House

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
The mark here is across the left cheek and the brow.

Lichfield, England

Damaged Faces of Lichfield Cathedral

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.
St. Chad's Well

Lichfield, England

St. Chad’s Well

This small square basin behind a quiet church was once a popular medieval pilgrimage site.
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The stainless steel statue is in the middle of the roundabout, in the middle of Brownhills

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"Jigger" the Brownhills Miner

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.
4 miles from Lichfield
Bevin Boys Memorial.

Staffordshire, England

Bevin Boys Memorial

A long-overdue monument to the forgotten British men drafted into the coal mines during World War II.
5 miles from Lichfield
Shot at Dawn Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum

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'Shot at Dawn' at the National Memorial Arboretum

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.
5 miles from Lichfield
Retaining wall on WWII firing range

Staffordshire, England

Cannock Chase Military Training Grounds

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.
7 miles from Lichfield
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