Aldeburgh buildings [8]
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Aldeburgh buildings [8]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 10 Sep 2020
Jubilee Hall in Crabbe Street was built in 1897 in red brick. Chosen in 1948 as the venue for the first of the Aldeburgh 'Festival of Music and Arts'. Although the main venue of the festival has moved to Snape Maltings, many of the events continue to take place at Jubilee Hall and its associations with the festival are more important than its architectural merit. Aldeburgh is a coastal town, some 20 miles north east of Ipswich and 23 miles south of Lowestoft. Although there are traces of Roman and Saxon occupation, Aldeburgh was a little fishing village until the shifting coastline opened up a sheltered harbour which became a thriving ship building centre. As the River Alde silted up the town’s fortunes waned, and it survived as a fishing village until the 19th Century when it became a fashionable seaside resort. A classical music festival takes place at nearby Snape Maltings each year.
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