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# Historic documents detailing deals involving some of Lichfield’s most famous families uncovered
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/historic-documents-detailing-deals-involving-some-of-lichfields-most-famous-families-uncovered/
- Published: 2020-10-30T12:27:53.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-30T12:28:21.000Z
- Description: A cache of documents featuring the names of some of Lichfield’s most famous families have been uncovered.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Heritage, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

A cache of documents featuring the names of some of Lichfield’s most famous families have been uncovered.

![The documents found during a house clearance in Lichfield](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/documents.jpg)

The documents found during a house clearance in Lichfield

A parcel of 18th, 19th and 20th century leases, mortgages, wills and indentures relating to the cathedral city was uncovered during a Lichfield house clearance.

Among the 39 documents were items around a malthouse on Bacon (now Beacon) Street with a lease signed by Francis Darwin, son of Erasmus.

The items are due to be sold by Richard Winterton Auctioneers on 2nd November.

Senior valuer Sarah Leedham said:

> “The collection has come from a Lichfield house clearance.  
>  
> “I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed myself looking through it all and deciphering the historical handwriting.  
>  
> “It was fascinating to explore and see the mention of the Darwin family.  
>  
> “I’m sure it will be equally fascinating to anyone researching local names and genealogy and indeed Lichfield history in general – it is a wonderful window into days gone by.”  
>  
> Sarah Leedham

A name linked to the modern day Greenhough Road also crops up numerous times on other paperwork, including a receipt for a year’s rent dated October 14, 1824.

![The Greenhough receipt](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/greenhough-receipt.jpg)

The Greenhough receipt

Richard Greenhough paid the princely sum of £8 5s 0d for a barn and garden ground in Bacon Street to Rev John Grove Stanton – the receipt mentions audits taking place at the George Inn.

The archive of Lichfield documents is estimated to fetch around £180 at the auction.

For more information on the lot visit [www.richardwinterton.co.uk](http://www.richardwinterton.co.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).