Talk:Saracen's Head

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[edit] Saracen's Head

This article is not completely correct. There were two buildings of medieval origin entered into the BBC 2 Restoration Programme. The first is a medieval timber framed building on the South to the Church which is known locally as the Saracen's Head. (the title came after a small part of the complex was used as a public house in the 18th century). The second building is to the North of the Church and is known locally as The Old Grammar School. The church which has Norman origins (probably earlier) but is mainly from the medieval period was not part of the Restoration Project. The three buildings form part of the medieval history of Kings Norton, but they have never been collectively called The Saracen's Head. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.96.245 (talk) 15:05, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

The 'medieval timber framed building' you refer to is actually a group of buildings - the original house at the north (known as the North Range built in 1491/2), the building/s immediately to the south of this known as the Saracen's Head (originally built approximately 1510), and the victorian addition to the latter (the South Range). The building phases were seperate, and there is no evidence that they were a single building until considerably later. Although the naming of these buildings is disputed, they are refered to locally as a single entity 'The Saracen's Head'. The section on the Restoration project makes it clear that the award was to the Saracen's Head and Old Grammar School. I will try and rewrite the first sentence to make this a bit clearer. Duncan 18:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)