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A concert hall that was opened by the Queen and has hosted an Ed
Sheeran performance has been granted listed status.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, on the bank of the River Alde, is close to
Sheeran’s Suffolk home and was chosen by the singer-songwriter as the
venue for his Radio 1 Big Weekend gig last year.
The 31-year-old described the concert hall as a “beautiful setting”.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall was opened by the Queen in 1967.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk has been newly listed at Grade II*. (Stella
Fitzgerald/ Historic England Archive/ PA)
Just two years later a fire reduced it to a shell, but with the help of a
fundraising appeal it was restored and reopened in 1970.
It is home to the Aldeburgh Festival, which is now in its 73rd year.
This year’s festival, a 24-day celebration of music and the arts, starts on
Friday.
