Aldeburgh
| Aldeburgh | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 2793 | ||
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| prefix | 01728 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Shire county | Suffolk | ||
| District | East Suffolk | ||
| Website: aldeburghtowncouncil.co.uk | |||
Aldeburgh is a small town about 140 km northeast of London on the North Sea coast of the English county of Suffolk , which is particularly known for the Aldeburgh Festival , which Benjamin Britten co-founded . The place is popular as a seaside resort and known for its fishing area.
history
Aldeburgh had a thriving port with significant shipbuilding in the 16th century. The typical Aldeburgh Sprat-boat was built here. The first city in the UK to have a female mayor, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, since 1908 .
Attractions
- Moot Hall: meeting house
- Church of St. Peter and Paul: with rich furnishings and a memorial window for Benjamin Britten by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens .
- The Martello Tower : the only remnant of the fishing village of Slaughden, which submerged in the sea in 1936
- Fort Green Mill: former windmill, dating from 1824
- The Scallop: the sculpture The Scallop, at the north end of Maggi Hambling's beach, is from 2003
Regular events
- Aldeburgh Festival : The festival founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten, singer Peter Pears and librettist Eric Crozier takes place annually.
Personalities
People related to the city:
- Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), English composer, conductor and pianist, lived in Aldeburgh, died there
gallery
Martello tower
Church of St. Peter and Paul
The scallop
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simon Jenkins: England's Thousand Best Churches. Allen Lane The Penguin Press, London 1999, p. 640, ISBN 0-713-99281-6 .
Web links
Commons : Aldeburgh - collection of images, videos and audio files
