Probably not the most politically correct of pub names these days. However, it has its history from when wealthy people had black boys as their personal servants. These boys were most fashionable in the 18th and early 19th centuries, with wore brightly coloured liveries. This pub is found at Bigg Market, sometimes called the Groat Market, which may give an indication of its age as a groat or tuppence, which was the traditional name of a long-defunct English silver coin. This coin had been in circulation since being minted at the time of Edward 2nd. The Black Boy is on three floors and the ghost is in residence on the second storey. Staff members have been treated to this dark figure manifesting, making a violent scream, with then an angry voice shouting ‘Get out, get out’.