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IMAGE SOURCE,MATT JOLLY/BRITTEN PEARS ARTS The venue has about 800 seats, which
are sometimes removed at the front for sitting on the floor
Although primarily a classical music venue run by Britten Pears Arts, other genres
feature, particularly during the Snape Proms in the summer.
The concert hall was chosen by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran as the venue for his
Radio 1 Big Weekend gig last year.
The 31-year-old, who lives nearby in Suffolk, described the concert hall as a
"beautiful setting".
Other buildings at the site, which were already listed, now have a separate Grade II
status, such as the Britten Pears Building.
