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UK - Adleburgh - Maggie Hambling Scallop sculpture

Families admire Scallop, a 4 metre high steel sculpture of two interlocking scallop shells on Aldeburgh beach dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Hambling's Scallop (2003) stands on the north end of Aldeburgh beach. It is a tribute to Benjamin Britten and is pierced with the words "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" from his opera Peter Grimes. Aldeburgh is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the River Alde, the town is notable for its internationally renowned Aldeburgh Festival of arts, which takes place at nearby Snape Maltings, was created in 1948 by the resident and acclaimed composer Benjamin Britten. The Blue Flag shingle beach and fisherman huts is where freshly caught fish are sold daily.

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Families admire Scallop, a 4 metre high steel sculpture of two interlocking scallop shells on Aldeburgh beach dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Hambling's Scallop (2003) stands on the north end of Aldeburgh beach. It is a tribute to Benjamin Britten and is pierced with the words "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" from his opera Peter Grimes. Aldeburgh is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the River Alde, the town is notable for its internationally renowned Aldeburgh Festival of arts, which takes place at nearby Snape Maltings, was created in 1948 by the resident and acclaimed composer Benjamin Britten. The Blue Flag shingle beach and fisherman huts is where freshly caught fish are sold daily.
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