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Latitude: 52.6834 / 52°41'0"N
Longitude: -1.8279 / 1°49'40"W
OS Eastings: 411732
OS Northings: 309534
OS Grid: SK117095
Mapcode National: GBR 4DN.LPT
Mapcode Global: WHCGN.WTR7
Plus Code: 9C4WM5MC+9R
Entry Name: 7 and 9, Breadmarket Street
Listing Date: 5 February 1952
Last Amended: 17 June 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1187741
English Heritage Legacy ID: 382613
ID on this website: 101187741
Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13
County: Staffordshire
District: Lichfield
Town: Lichfield
Civil Parish: Lichfield
Built-Up Area: Lichfield
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire
Church of England Parish: Lichfield St Michael and St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
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LICHFIELD
SK1109NE BREADMARKET STREET
1094-1/5/64 (South West side)
05/02/52 Nos.7 AND 9
(Formerly Listed as:
BREADMARKET STREET
(South West side)
Three Crowns Inn)
GV II
Public house, now office and shops. Early C18 with later
alterations. Stucco with tile roof and brick cross-axial
stack. Georgian style.
3 storeys; 5-window range. 2 platt bands and top frieze and
cornice. Central carriageway with paired doors in altered
ground floor has late C20 shop front to left and C20 shop
front in traditional style to right; right end has entrance
with overlight to 6-fielded-panel door, 2 windows to left have
sills and 24-pane sashes. Windows to upper floors have sills,
12-pane sashes to 1st floor, but that to right end has 4-pane
sash; 2nd floor has 6-pane sashes, but 2 windows to end with
casements with leaded lights.
INTERIOR: open well staircase has turned balusters, square
newels and moulded handrail.
HISTORY: formerly the Three Crowns public house, a plaque
records Dr Johnson's stays here during his many visits to
Lichfield accompanied by Boswell, who described him as
'monarchising with no fewer than three crowns over his royal
brow'.
Listing NGR: SK1173209534
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