A popular former Norwich publican died from electrocution, an inquest has been told.

Ivan Brown, 71, who ran several pubs in the city, was six weeks into an eight-week holiday to India with a friend when he died on April 2.

His daughter Natalie Brown has previously said he was taking a photograph of the Himalayas when he fell and grabbed a live electrical wire.

An inquest into his death opened at Norfolk Coroner’s Court on Monday (April 24) confirmed his cause of death had been electrocution.

Eastern Daily Press: Ivan Brown (right) who died while on holiday with his friend David Linder (left) in IndiaIvan Brown (right) who died while on holiday with his friend David Linder (left) in India (Image: Natalie Brown)

It heard he had died in the town of Dalhousie in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Jacqueline Lake, the senior coroner for Norfolk, adjourned the inquest until October 17.

Mr Brown, of St Cuthbert's House in Norwich, was best known as the former landlord of the Murderers pub in Timberhill and also once owned The Eagle in Newmarket Road and The Bull at Hellesdon.

His death prompted widespread tributes from former colleagues and customers to “a great landlord”.