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# Old pictures lift the lid on Lichfield city centre in years gone by
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/old-pictures-lift-the-lid-on-lichfield-city-centre-in-years-gone-by/
- Published: 2013-06-05T11:20:27.000Z
- Updated: 2013-06-05T11:20:28.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Heritage, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:24, News

[![The old Central Garage site](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/centralgarage.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2013/06/05/old-pictures-lift-the-lid-on-lichfield-city-centre-in-years-gone-by/centralgarage/)

The old Central Garage site

A number of historic photographs of Lichfield have been released.

Lichfield District Council’s conservation team have published some of the images in their library online.

Among the scenes are views of various shops from years gone by across the city centre as well as views overlooking the Cathedral.

The transformation of the city centre is clear, with images depicting the old Central Garage on Conduit Street (now a McDonalds restaurant) and [a photograph of the Regal Cinema](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/media-cache-ec3-pinimg-com/originals/8b/62/6d/8b626de23c2fa47a1fe5a6747bc59d45.jpg?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk), complete with a poster advertising the screening of Dirk Bogarde’s 1967 film Accident.

But a number of images still need details – and people can help fill in the blanks and view the collection of images on the [All About Lichfield Pinterest page](http://pinterest.com/FieldOfTheDead/old-photos-lichfield/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).