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Oscar Gustave Rejlander
'The oldest house in Lichfield'
1856
Salted paper print
16.2 x 18.0 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2932754
LL/91076
Photograph of a black and white building with the timbers visible alongside the white walls in the town of Lichfield, built in 1510.
During the Civil War, the house was used as a prison to incarcerate both Royalist and Parliamentarian troops. In the 19th Century, Lichfield House served as a coal merchants's shop and a milliner's shop. In 1936, the house was opened to the public as a cafe and still serves this purpose today.
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