Composer’s birthplace is up for sale

Composer’s birthplace is up for sale

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norman lebrecht

September 03, 2024

The windy old house in Lowestoft where Benjamin Britten was born and spent his childhood has been put up for sale at around £800,000. It has served for the past two decades as a seaview hotel.

Estate agents video here.

Comments

  • John Borstlap says:

    Amusing…. it looks exactly like his music sounds.

  • Garry Humphreys says:

    Not a very good picture – taken from the side, showing modern hotel extensions at the rear. When BB was there the house included his father’s dental surgery. For more, see https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/151883144#/?channel=RES_BUY

  • RW2013 says:

    Doesn’t the Britten Estate have any interest in buying the house?

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