. A Short account of the ancient and modern state of the city and close of Lichfield. Behind the great hall, are several rooms inwhich the Corporation transact business. At the back of the Guild-ball is the city Gaol,for confinement of debtors and felons. It wasvisited by Mr Howard in 1773, and again in1776, since which time considerable improve-ments have been made. It is now clean andwell aired. The Gaoler has a salary of £ annum and perquisites. 152 TAMWORTH STREET. At the bottom of this street is Tamworth street;at the bottom of which, next Green-hill, stoodthe bars. The large brick
. A Short account of the ancient and modern state of the city and close of Lichfield. Behind the great hall, are several rooms inwhich the Corporation transact business. At the back of the Guild-ball is the city Gaol,for confinement of debtors and felons. It wasvisited by Mr Howard in 1773, and again in1776, since which time considerable improve-ments have been made. It is now clean andwell aired. The Gaoler has a salary of £ annum and perquisites. 152 TAMWORTH STREET. At the bottom of this street is Tamworth street;at the bottom of which, next Green-hill, stoodthe bars. The large brick house at the top of the street,was erected by, and was the residence of, LucyPorter, daughter of Mrs It is now the residence of Francis SacheverelDarwin, , and was erected upon the site ofthe dwelling of Sir William Newport, Knight,master of the Guild. In 1702 the Countess of Huntington paid leviesin this street. STOWE STREET. 153 On the north east is Lombard street, or as itwas formerly called Stowe street, intra hurras;the bars stood at the bottom of George lane, so*that the London road in no place came withinthe gates of the city. At the junction of Lombard street with Tam-wortli street, stood a stone cross and this street, the Prebendary of Bishopshull,Sir William de Lichfield, Knight, and the chan-try of St Katharine at Stowe, had houses. A methodist meeting house was built on thesouth side of the street in 1815,. and on the sameside is a small cotton manufactory. The road to the moggs was formerly by thecommon sewer at the top of this street, near theconduit. Stowe street, in the parish of St Chad, wasanciently called Chadstowe; in it was a housecalled Poole-hall
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