The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lichfield

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

Updated July 29, 2025

Unusual Attractions in Lichfield

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.

Lichfield, England

St. Chad’s Well

This small square basin behind a quiet church was once a popular medieval pilgrimage site.

Lichfield, England

Commander Edward John Smith Statue

This controversial memorial to the Titanic's captain stands in a peculiar place.

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The stainless steel statue is in the middle of the roundabout, in the middle of Brownhills

Brownhills, England

"Jigger" the Brownhills Miner

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

4 miles from Lichfield

Brownhills West station, winter steam gala with five industrial locomotives in steam.

Burntwood, England

Chasewater Heritage Railway

5 miles from Lichfield

Burton-on-Trent, 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

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