Detail View: SHIMMER: Snape Maltings Britten-Pears Building and Dovecote Studio
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Title:
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Snape Maltings Britten-Pears Building and Dovecote Studio
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Creation Date:
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1979 and 2009
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Image Date:
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2014
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Period:
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20th century ; 21st century
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Location:
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Snape Maltings, Suffolk
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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not known ; TOMPKINS, Steve
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Terms:
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Buildings -- Change of use
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Image ID:
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14-0091
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Description:
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Detail: gravel path outside Britten-Pears Building (1979, - left), the gravel is contained within a mesh. Dovecote Studio (TOMPKINS, 2009 - right). The Britten-Pears Building provides rehearsal space and a smaller concert venue for the Aldeburgh Festival, founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Eric Crozier. The Dovecote Studio a steel shell rises from a ruined brick dovecote and provides a working space for composers, writers and visual artists. Converted and extended from pre-existing 19th century maltings buildings. The site is still undergoing renovation and conversion [2014] and contains the Concert Hall (1967), Rehearsal Rooms, Galleries, Craft Shops, Sculptures, Shops, Studios and private housing units. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps/py6xF > .
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Aldeburgh Festival. For more information see also < http://www.aldeburgh.co.uk/ > .
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Creator:
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TOMPKINS, Steve
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England (Suffolk)
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Subject Heading:
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Music halls (Variety-theatres, cabarets, etc.) -- England
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Subject Heading:
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1800-1900
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 2000-2100
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Subject Heading:
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Artists studios
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