Two cottages, thought to have been part of the original east range, that lay between the Saracen's Head and the Bull's Head were demolished. In 1930, Mitchell & Butlers decided to donate the Saracen's Head to Kings Norton Parish, for use as a Parish Hall. Timeline 1434 – The earliest possible date of construction of the Old Grammar School. 1492 – The North Range is built, beginning a 500-year project. By 1507, the East Range is built and by 1512, the North West extension has been added. 17th century – 19th century - Old Grammar School is a working school. 1547 – The earliest known date of a school in Kings Norton. 1629 - Thomas Hall, the most renowned school master of Old Grammar School, begins his tenure. 10 July 1643 – Queen Henrietta Maria and 5,500 Royalist troops spend the night in Kings Norton. 1662 - After the restoration of the monarchy, the Act of Uniformity is enacted resulting in the ejection of one fifth of the English clergy, including Thomas Hall. 1771 – The Lea family purchases the buildings and probably turns the East Range into an inn. 1806 – earliest reference to the "Saracen's Head Inn". Early 19th century – Old Grammar School admits girls for the first time. 1867-1892 – The Rudge family are innkeepers. 1878 – The pupils leave the Old Grammar School and move to the new school across the road. 1888 – The South Hall is added to the East Range. June 1882 - The new Central Reference and Lending Libraries opened following a devastating fire. Many donations to the library included the library of the Reverend Thomas Hall given by the parish of King's Norton (vicar between 1640 and 1662). 1890 – The ground floor of the North range becomes a grocery and hardware shop, then a tea room. 1913 - The Old Grammar School was broken into by millitant suffragettes from the Women's Social and Political Union who instead of setting it on fire wrote on the black board that "Two Suffragists have entered here, but charmed with this old-world room, have refrained from their design of destruction". 1909-1910 - Extensive repairs are carried out to the Old Grammar School, costing almost £4,000 after which it was presented to the church. 1930 – The Saracen's Head closes as an inn. Mitchells & Butlers give the whole building to St Nicolas Church.