12 And 12A, Lombard Street

This is a late 17th-century house, later altered in the early 20th century, situated on Lombard Street, Lichfield. It now functions as a house and office, with a workshop range attached to the right. The building is constructed of brick, with roughcast rendering to the front façade, and has a tile roof with brick stacks. It comprises a main cross wing to the right, a re-entrant block, and a 19th-century rear wing. The building is two storeys high, with an original four-window range. The right end of the building has a hipped roof, while the re-entrant block has a gabled roof. Brickwork is visible on the ground floor of the re-entrant block and to the left, with the remainder of the façade being roughcast. The main entrance is located to the left of the re-entrant block, and the wing’s entrance features a panelled doorcase with a cornice, above a glazed and fielded-panel door. The windows are early 20th-century transomed 2- and 3-light casements. A stack is positioned on the rear ridge, while cross-axial and return lateral stacks are present on the wing. The right return side exposes early brickwork, with ashlar dressings on the angle and visible riven rafter ends. Casement windows are incorporated. The rear gable features glazed doors and windows to each floor, with old brick visible on the rear return. The interior retains chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, a dogleg staircase with turned balusters, square newels with ball finials and a moulded handrail, and an exposed top of wall post at the head of the staircase. Original 17th-century six-panel doors with H-hinges, and a two-fielded-panel door, are located on the first floor. Originally, the first floor was packed with straw. The workshop range has a two-storey gabled front with two entrances featuring paired plank doors, and a single-storey rear range with original doors and windows. The building is considered interesting, and further investigation might reveal other original features.