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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lichfield

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

Updated July 29, 2025

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Lichfield, England

Erasmus Darwin House

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

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Lichfield, England

Damaged Faces of Lichfield Cathedral

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

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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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Commander Edward John Smith Statue

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

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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

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

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Chasewater Heritage Railway

5 miles from Lichfield

Bevin Boys Memorial.

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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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