Church of St Peter & St Paul
Victoria Road, Aldeburgh, IP15 5DY
Website MapAldeburgh parish church with its 14th century tower, mighty south porch and impressive, welcoming interior is well worth a visit. Inside, its memorials include a stunning stained glass window tribute to Sir Benjamin Britten by renowned artist, John Piper. The welcoming church is brimful of social history and connections with Aldeburgh’s great, good and even beloved animal community!
- Outside, don’t miss:
- The south porch, built for processions with its unusual open arches
- Graves of Sir Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Imogen Holst
- 1899 Lifeboat Disaster memorial
- Inside, don’t miss memorials to:
- Benjamin Britten memorial window, designed by John Piper
- Poet, George Crabbe
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (first woman doctor; Britain’s first female mayor)
- Newson Garrett, entrepreneur, businessman and original Snape Maltings owner
- Sampson, the town cat, immortalised in an altar-side bench-end
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