Peter the Wild Boy
(1711-1785)

wild boy (from 1725)

Died aged c. 74

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

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.

Bedford Street, Norwich, United Kingdom where they is commemorated