Chips off the Old Block
A while ago we got wind of a fundraising scheme by The Friends of Lichfield Cathedral to auction off damaged sections of the...
read moreA Georgian Supper at Dr Darwin...
Well, I hang my head in shame for taking so long to tell you about a dinner for Erasmus Darwin’s birthday that we attended on...
read moreIn Search of Dr Floyer
The Bank Holiday afternoon also proved the perfect time to investigate Sir John Floyer: a curious local physician – forerunner of...
read moreLichfield From Above
Time seems to have run away from me last week, but – finally – here are some pictures of our Bank Holiday Monday jaunt up...
read moreLichfield Memorial Garden
The Cathedral had a wonderful rosy glow on it just now; I couldn’t resist nipping into the Memorial Garden to take these...
read moreMerry Christmas
Thank you for your kind support over the last month as this blog took its first tentative steps – it means a lot to me. I wish...
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About Me
I live in the English cathedral city of Lichfield, which, despite having a population of fewer than 5,000 during the Georgian period, was home to many important artists and intellectuals including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick and Erasmus Darwin. I generally blog about the short 18th century (1715-1789), feisty Georgian ladies and Lichfield’s 18th-century heritage. If you have any comments, feel free to email me at woffington [at] gmail [dot] com. You can also follow me on Twitter.