Britten Collection

Britten-Norman BN2 Islander G-AVCN on a full-size float
Britten-Norman BN2 Islander, G-AVCN, on a full-size float mock-up in the Bembridge Experimental Hangar

Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963
Peter Pears talking with Emanuel Hurwitz, violinist in the English Chamber Orchestra and Melos Ensemble during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church 23 June 1963 Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1963

Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten Rehearsing
Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten rehearsing violin and piano in the Jubilee Hall for the Piano Trios recital in Aldeburgh Parish Church on 24 June 1963. Date: 1963

Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Britten-Norman BN2A-8 Islander G-AYXK of Loganair
Britten-Norman BN2A-8 Islander, G-AYXK, of Loganair

Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at Southampton
Reaching Southampton the Queen Mary docked in an enormous King George V graving drydock, ready for its maiden voyage to New York in May 1936

The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963
English Opera Group production of The Beggars Opera (John Gay, in Brittens realization) at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 20 June 1963. Act III, near end; at Newgate Gaol

Benjamin Britten with Darien Angadi (treble) at the Jubilee Hall during the interval in the concert of Music in England 1863, in the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh on 29 June 1963 Date: 1963

Benjamin Britten and Fidelity Countess of Cranbrook
Benjamin Britten leaving the Choral and Orchestral Concert at Orford Church during the Aldeburgh Festival on 23 June 1963. Fidelity Countess of Cranbrook on the right. Date: 1963

Emma Hardinge Britten
EMMA HARDINGE BRITTEN English-born spiritualist in America, author, actress, musician, medium and tireless promoter of the spiritualist cause

Adrian Beers playing Double Bass
Adrian Beers, double bass with ECO, during Noyes Fludde rehearsal at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Peter Pears Benjamin Britten and George Malcolm during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears talking with unidentified man. Aldeburgh Festival, 1963 Date: 1963

Benjamin Britten, Maurice Gendron
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

John Britten and Nigel Desmond Norman in Bembridge
From left: John Britten (?-1977) and Nigel Desmond Norman (1929-2002) in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, 1966. Date: 1966

Ocean liner books, collection of ten
OCEAN LINER/BOOKS, collection of ten, hardbound volumes including Tramps and Ladies by Sir James Bisset and Sail Ho by the same

Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, engineers log
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary engineers log, detailing voyage no.1 (27 May 1936, Captain Sir Edgar Britten RD RNR) to no.87 (12 July 1942, Captain J G Bisset)

Mstislav Rostropovich, renowned Russian cellist
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), renowned Russian cellist and conductor. Seen here (centre) with the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (left) and the English composer Benjamin Britten (right)

Britten Norman BN-2A Islander G-BJWP (msn 7768) of Pollution Control (Department of transport), at Headcorn in Kent. Date: 1986

Britten Norman BN-2A Islander G-AXRN (msn129) of Humber Airways Limited at Brough. G-AXRN was first flown on 10 November 1969 as G-51-52

Benjamin Britten at rehearsal of St Nicholas 1963
Benjamin Britten with trebles from the London Boy Singers at a rehearsal of his cantata, Saint Nicolas, in Orford Church, 23 June 1963 Date: 1963

Benjamin Britten with his Alvis Graber
Colin Graham (left) and Benjamin Britten leaving his Graber bodied Alvis convertible. The man on the right is unidentified

Britten-Norman Cushioncraft CC-2, CC2-002, being fuelled at a BP Service Station at Bembridge, Isle of Wight

Darien Angadi with Benjamin Britten during the interval in the concert of Music in England 1963, in the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh on 29 June 1963 Date: 1963

Rostropovich (cello) and Benjamin Britten (Harpsichord)
Rostropovich (cello) and Benjamin Britten standing at the Harpsichord. Rostropovichs hosts were introducing him to the church in which he would give his first Aldeburgh Festival performance (of Bach)

Benjamin Britten Angry
During an interval at the Jubilee Hall Benjamin Britten received a message from Arthur Harrison that made him explode. During performances of The Beggars Opera 20 June 1963. Date: 1963

Trevor Anthony rehearsing Noyes Fludde
Trevor Anthony (bass) as the Voice of God rehearsing Noyes Fludde at Orford Church, 1961. Darien Angadi (treble) who played Ham is behind him. Date: 1961

Aucklands advance from its battalion headquarters
This drawing relates to an incident on the 14th/15th September 1916 and is described in a book entitled A Saga of the Sword by Austin F. Britten, published by Arrowsmith, London 1928

Owen Brannigan as Noah, Eastbourne
The bass-baritone Owen Brannigan (1908-1973) getting ready to perform the role of Noye (Noah) in Benjamin Brittens opera Noyes Fludde, at Eastbourne in January 1965. Date: 1965

Emma Hardinge Britten with Beethovens Ghost
From: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921

Britten Norman Trislander of Air Pacific at Farnboro - Photo by Hugh W. Cowin 1 Sept 1974

Britten Norman Islander- British Airways Express

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, journey down the Clyde
Map to show how Queen Mary Ocean Liner navigated on its first journey from Clydebank where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland, escorted by tugs to the sea

Aldeburgh Shingle Beach
The shingle beach at Aldeburgh whose sound influenced Benjamin Britten. Date: circa 1965

Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham, Norman Del Mar
From left: Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham and Norman Del Mar on Crag Path, Aldeburgh, probably in early July 1961, when Del Mar conducted the Festival performances of Brittens Noyes Fludde at Orford

Imogen Holst with James Blades
Imogen Holst and James Blades in Orford Church, early July 1961, with the handbells used in Brittens Noyes Fludde Date: 1961

Noyes Fludde Rehearsals
Suffolk schoolchildren rehearsing in the orchestra for their Aldeburgh Festival performance of Brittens Noyes Fludde at Orford Church on 5 July 1962 Date: 1961

Noyes Fludde Aldeburgh Festival 1961
Rehearsals for Noyes Fludde by Benjamin Britten at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival July 1961. Owen Brannigan (bass-baritone) rehearsing the part of Mr Noah. Date: 1961

Audience leaving Aldeburgh Festival concert 1961
M. E. (Betty) Rawlings who lived at Kings Legend from 1954-1969 leaving the Aldeburgh Parish Church after an evening concert during the Aldeburgh Festival 1962 with Laurence and Joan Impey

Rehearsals for Brittens St Nicholas
Two young musicians at rehearsal of Brittens Saint Nicolas at Orford Church, 23 June, 1964 Date: 1963

George Malcolm conducting Noyes Fludde rehearsal
George Malcolm conducting a rehearsal of Noyes Fludde at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Colin Graham rehearsing The Beggars Opera 1963
Colin Graham rehearsing The Beggars Opera at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Festival 1963. The actress has not been accurately identified. Date: 1963

Benjamin Britten and George Malcolm during rehearsals at the Jubilee Hall. Aldeburgh Festival 1962 or 1963 Date: circa 1962

Galina Vishnevskaya and Benjamin Britten applauded at the recital in the Jubilee Hall 6 July, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Benjamin Britten and unidentified musician, Jubilee Hall, Aldebugh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

William (Bill) Waterhouse Bassoonist
Benjamin Britten rehearsing and working on his score in the Jubilee Hall. Aldeburgh Festival 1961. William (Bill) Waterhouse bassoonist. Date: 1961

Benjamin Britten working on his score
Benjamin Britten rehearsing and working on his score with Colin Graham in the Jubilee Hall. Aldeburgh Festival probably 1961. Date: 1961

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