Lichfield on the main routes from London to the north-west and Birmingham to the north-east. It also became a centre of great intellectual activity, being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward; this prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was "a city of philosophers". In the 1720s Daniel Defoe described Lichfield as 'a fine, neat, well-built, and indifferent large city', the principal town in the region after Chester. During the late 18th and early 19th century much of the medieval city was rebuilt with the red-brick Georgian style buildings still to be seen
Andrew Hall (actor) "Mamma Mia!" he also directed "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at Trafalgar 2 studios starring Matthew Kelly and Tracey Childs. This production originated at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre, as did his production of "Haunting Julia." He has also directed a production of John Osborne's "The Entertainer" at Lichfield. "Coronation Street", "EastEnders", "Butterflies", "Brookside", "Hollyoaks", "Children's Ward", "Doctors", "Dream Team", "The Enigma Files", "William Tell", "Brensham People", "Dead Entry", "Casualty", "Holby City", "Birds of a Feather", "2point4 Children", "Riders", "Come Fly With Me", and "Blood Drive". Andrew Hall (actor) Andrew Hall (born 1954) is an English actor and director. He first