History

There has been a public house on this site since around 1750 but the original building was demolished in 1953 to widen the Wroxham Road and the current Blue Boar was built further back.

David Turnbull has joined an illustrious line of long serving landlords:

Thomas Olyott	1830 - 1865
John Desborough	1904 - 1918
John William Blyth	1923 - 1947
Frank Britt	1962 - 1979
David Turnbull	1979 to present time

The Blue Boar has always been a focal point of the local community as well as an excellent venue for events. Below is a menu from a 'Welcome Home Dinner' in 1919 for the soldiers returning from 'The Great War'.

The sign for the Blue Boar public house stands on the left, but the pub itself is on the right-hand side. Notice the postman standing under the signpost and the old style telegraph posts. The road to the right is Church Lane. Today the Blue Boar public house has been rebuilt and stands back from the road. Photographed looking towards the city centre.