
What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Near this site stood the Culstrubbe Gate of the City, one of four gates erected by Bishop Roger de Clinton (1129-1148). These buildings erected in 1849, now the Council Chamber and offices of the Lichfield Rural District Council, were formerly the 16th century Grammar School and Headmaster's House where many famous men including, Johnson, Garrick, Addison and Ashmole were educated.
Culstrubbe Gate was one of four gates erected by Bishop Roger de Clinton in the 12th century; nearby buildings have housed a Grammar School that educated notable figures such as Dr Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Joseph Addison, and Elias Ashmole.
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