Record Details
| MonUID: | MST11319 |
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| HER Number: | 07566 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Lichfield College, Library and Record Office, The Friary, Lichfield |
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Summary
Lichfield College and Library, the western range of which incorporates part of the late 13th century Lichfield Friary (PRN 00048). Following the Dissolution (circa 1538) what remained was enlarged and converted to a house. It was enlarged again in the 1920s when it was converted to a school. In the late 1980s it became a college and public library.
Monument Type(s):
- TOWN HOUSE (Converted, Tudor - 1538 AD to 1538 AD)
- SCHOOL (Converted, Early 20th Century - 1921 AD to 1921 AD)
- COLLEGE (Converted, Late 20th Century - 1987 AD to 1987 AD)
- LIBRARY (Converted, Late 20th Century - 1989 AD to 1989 AD)
- RECORD OFFICE (Converted, Late 20th Century - 1989 AD to 1989 AD)
- FRIARY (Built, MEDIEVAL - 1295 AD to 1295 AD)
- SCHOOL (Enlarged, Early 20th Century - 1921 AD to 1928 AD)
Associated Events:
- EST233 - An archaeological assessment and evaluation of the Franciscan Friary, Lichfield, 1989. (NRHE Name - Lichfield Friary)
- EST2538 - A historic building recording survey of Lichfield Friary, May 2014.
Protected Status:
- Listed Building (II) 1194881: Lichfield College and Lichfield Library
Full description
Former school, now used as a library, almost certainly includes fabric of the Friary’s cloistral ranges. <1>
In 1920 the Friary estate was given to the city. The city council let the Friary building to the county council for use by the Lichfield high school for girls, which moved into it in 1921. In 1925 the county council bought the Friary and some of its land. The school was renamed the Friary school in 1926 and stopped taking boarders. A large new building, including an assembly hall, a refectory, laboratories and an art room, was added in 1928. In 1971 the school became a mixed comprehensive and was partly moved to a new site. It remained split between two sites until 1987, when the Friary site was
closed. The western end of the building on the original Friary site became Lichfield College in 1987. The eastern end was converted to a public library and record office in 1989. (DAL, 03/03/2011) <2>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST337 - Published Book: A.R. Martin. 1937. Franciscan Architecture in England (British Society of Franciscan Studies Volume XVIII for 1933-1934)_. Pages 163 - 172. |
| <2> | SST3623 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1990. (VCH volume 14) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume XIV, Lichfield.. Page 178. |
| <3> | SST3113 - Evaluation Report: C. M. Welch (Staffordshire County Council). 1991. The Franciscan Friary, Lichfield: A Reassessment. 3G. |
| <4> | SST3316 - Evaluation Report: Brona Langton (Cotswold Archaeological Trust). 1995. No.1 Bird Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire: Archaeological Evaluation. 11Q. |
| <5> | SST3463 - Watching Brief Report: Richard Stone (Marches Archaeology). 1999. 1 Bird Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire: Report on a Watching Brief. 26A. |
| <6> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 10 NW - 27 ('T.B.A.S. Volume 58, 1934, pages 53-56 (plan & illustration) by P. Laithwaite). |
| <7> | SST3566 - Other Report: Nick Tavener (Marches Archaeology). 2001. 15 Sandford Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire: Project Proposal for analysis of an Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief. |
Related records
| 00048 | Part of: Grey Friars / Lichfield Friary (Monument) |
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