The Wild Man, Norwich and Peter the Wild Boy blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Wild Man pub is thought to commemorate Peter the Wild Boy (c.1711-1785), a feral child who was, for a time, kept by King George I as a curiosity. In 1751 he mysteriously turned up in Norwich and was briefly imprisoned in the Bridewell as a vagrant before being returned to his guardians in Berkhampstead in Hertfordshire. Recorded plaque organisation: Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust.

Peter the Wild Boy was a feral child discovered in Germany around 1720, known for his lack of speech and primitive behavior; he gained notoriety when King George I brought him to England where he became an object of curiosity among the nobility.