17 And 18, Lichfield Street

17 and 18 Lichfield Street is a building that was originally a school, constructed in 1837 for Sir Robert Peel, a Prime Minister. It is made of brick with ashlar dressings and has a partially painted tile roof with a brick stack at the end. The building is designed in an L-plan and is single-storey with an attic, featuring a two-window range.

The left half, which is No 17, is under a gable, while the right end projects forward and has a gable above the window. The gables are coped, with the left gable adorned with three pinnacles, two of which are truncated. No 17 has a 20th-century entrance with paired doors, flanked by Tudor-headed entrances that have label moulds and traceried spandrels. The left entrance is blocked and features a Y-tracery window, while the right has a plank door. The entrance to the right end, which is No 18, has a rubbed brick cambered arch and a six-panel door.

The ground floor window of No 18 has a weathered sill and a rubbed brick cambered arch over a four-pane horned tripartite sash. The first floor features a pointed window with intersecting tracery and a hood for No 17, alongside a segmental-headed casement window with a pegged frame for No 18. At the rear, there is a gabled wing that shares similar architectural details and a return gablet. There are also 20th-century additions at the end and a 20th-century outshut to the left.

This school was founded by Sir Robert Peel's father and was relocated to this building by Sir Robert, who also constructed its replacement across the road in 1850.