He is one of the most celebrated of English composers and is associated with East Anglia, in particularly the Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh.
This is the scallop on the beach near Aldeburgh, created by Maggi Hambling. There's a geography element to this: the sculpture is very site specific, but not everyone likes it, and it has been vandalised several times. It does, however attract visitors, who are likely to spend money to support local shops and services. The words are taken from one of Britten's works which, like a lot of his output, was connected with the sea...
Image: Alan Parkinson
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