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Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

King's Norton, Old Saracen's Head Inn c.1955
Photo ref: K83004
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More about this scene

The old inn dates from the late 15th century and comprises three bays with two wings projecting behind either side of a courtyard. The north wing, which is jettied on a moulded wood bressumer, remains half-timbered; the south wing was rebuilt in the 19th century to house the parish hall.

A Selection of Memories from King's Norton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from King's Norton

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I was born in 42 Lindsworth Road in 1960, our house backed onto a cricket pitch which was owned by a local resident who kept it beautifully maintained and at the end of the cricket pitch was the canal or the 'cut' as we used to call it back then. It was a wonderful place to grow up in, vast fields and miles of canal was paradise to us kids. The hours we spend playing along the canal, fishing for ...see more