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The Green Kings Norton

Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher

Billesley Boy
where was 20 The Green , Kings Norton was it a pub ,if so what was it's name, my relative William John Fisher appears there as a beer retailer from 1939 to 1964

Mike
 
The directorys do not give a name the 1962 directory say

Green (The)

20 Fisher Wm Jn Beer Rtlr




Mike Fisher said:
where was 20 The Green , Kings Norton was it a pub ,if so what was it's name, my relative William John Fisher appears there as a beer retailer from 1939 to 1964

Mike
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William Fisher was still listed there in 1968 (Kelly's)
No. 20 is opposite where the Kings Norton Picture House used to be, now a café.
Image thanks to Google Earth

Colin
 
I remember it as an 'outdoor' when I lived on the Green in the late 70s. It seemed a large and impressive building for 'just' an outdoor!
 
It was lisyed as a beer retailer back to 1932. In 1921 it was listed as a baker.
 
I remember one of those building restoration programmes they did on TV. One of the buildings chosen was on the green, was it the grammar school? I seem to remember a Saracen's Head being mentioned. We went to the museum some time ago but they'd have lots of information I should imagine.
 
I'm sure the old Saracens Head in the green was the building in that TV restoration program Pen. In fact I think it won the award and a donation for its restoration, with a proviso that it opens up to the public. Don't know what happened there, as I don't think its open to the public.
 
Yes it did win a large national grant and was beautifully restored but seems to have fallen into mothballs with decline of St Nicholas' church functionality. a great shame.
 
I used to work on the green it would have been over the barber's shop the 17th century looking one's above shops, not far from the estate agents, it was a marketing company overlooking the green , its looking a bit posher and tidied up since I last saw it, dinner time there was a shop a few doors up that did great food and sandwiches to take out, generally a problem to park, going round looking for a space. Like a little village, another one that looks like its gone, just of the corner were the estate agents are, was a garage, nice guys fixed my car at a fair price. Not seeing many shops that was there then, another just a few doors up was a hardware store that had everything.
Nice memories worked with lovely people and a lovey view happy days.
 
Aston lass said:
Yes there is a building called Saracens head on the green also on Stratford road.Though a new vicar had it renamed for fear of racism it’s known in Kings Norton and always will be Saracens Head
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I hate the fact that pubs (and apparently former pubs) get renamed under new owners. The familiar name remains in the public knowledge for the building (and sometimes the surrounding area) so it is quite pointless. For instance, I will always know the point where Wolverhampton Road crosses Hagley Road West as "The Warley Odeon", although it has long gone.
 
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This is the Saracens Head on The Green in Kings Norton, right next to the church. Wikipedia has a good entry about it here:
en.wikipedia.org

Saracen's Head - Wikipedia

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The Old Grammar School in the grounds of the church is also very interesting with an equally long history.
Sadly they both appear mothballed and in limbo at present.
 
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