Saracen's Head, Kings Norton and St Nicolas Place, Kings Norton black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: The Saracen's Head This Tudor building was erected in 1492 by a wool merchant, Humphrey Rotsey. Later in 1775 an inn known as The Saracen's Head was opened on the site. This closed in 1930 and the buildings were given to the church for use as a community facility. In 2004 The Saracen's Head and the nearby Old Grammar School won the BBC TV Restoration programme competition. After further fund-raising both buildings were restored in 2008 and the whole historic site was given the name St Nicolas Place.

The Saracen's Head, originally a Tudor building from 1492, served as an inn from 1775 until 1930; it gained renewed significance in 2004 when it won the BBC TV Restoration programme competition, leading to its restoration in 2008 alongside the nearby Old Grammar School.