The Saracen's Head (grade II*)
The significance of the name "Saracen's Head"
This is a common pub name in England. "Saracen", in this context, means a Muslim at the time of the Crusades. (The word predates the origin of Islam, and hence the Crusades). A Saracen's Head appears as a heraldic device in the coats of arms of some families that fought in the Crusades, and it has transferred from there to pub names. See more at the following, which shows the two sides of the pub sign at the King's Norton Saracen's Head:
History
Restoration and conservation
- BBC restoration project
- BBC Radio WM (West Midlands)
- Birmingham City Council - King's Norton restoration
- King's Norton Team Parish - Restoration
Other links and references
- History of King's Norton (by Birmingham City Council)
- History of King's Norton (by King's Norton Primary School)
Images on other web sites
- Birmingham City Council - Saracen's Head
- Historic buildings in pen & ink - the work of William Albert Green, 1907 - 1983
- UK and Ireland Genealogy
- The Francis Frith Collection - Photographs of King's Norton
- Up The Cut - Birmingham, Black Country & other Midland Canals
- VirtualBrum Photographs of Birmingham and the West Midlands
