Saracen's Head Inn, Aldgate
- Saracen's Head Inn, Aldgate
On the south side of Aldgate. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
A passage to Poor Jewry Lane (Hatton, 1708).
First mention: The " Sarozons Hedd" within Aldgate sold by Thos. Lord Audeley to John Griffiths, 30 H. VIII. 1539 (L. and P. H. VIII. XIV. Pt. I, p.89).
The use of the sign, which is an old one, probably due to the influence of the Crusades.
A Dictionary of London.
Henry A Harben.
1918.
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