What is recorded here
Benjamin Britten, composer, 1913 - 1976, and Peter Pears, singer, 1910 - 1986, lived and worked here, 1943 - 1946.
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears lived and worked at this location from 1943 to 1946, during a formative period in Britten's career following his return to England from the United States. The house is significant as a place where Britten composed important works and developed his close artistic and personal partnership with Pears.
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