Saracens Head, Much Park Street

A Coventry Herald article in May 1825 mentions a "young crow, which was taken from a nest in the Parish of Bagington [sic] . . . is now in the possession of Mr. Gaskins, at the Saracen's Head, Much Park Street . . . having three legs and two distinct vents; and on the extra foot are six toes.". In October 1830 the Coventry Herald advertises that H. Abell intends "RE-OPENING the above Inn, on MONDAY NEXT, the 1st NOVEMBER." The 1855 Pigot's directory lists John Gaskins as licensee, but this might have been out of date information.


To the Greek and Romans a Saracen was a nomad of the Arabian desert. The word came to mean 'Arab' and then Moslem, especially with regard to the Crusades. Noble families whose members had taken part in the Crusades might include a Saracen's head as part of their arms.

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1825 John Gaskins 1830 H. Abell
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