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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

Snape Maltings concert hall in Suffolk given Grade II* listing

Snape Maltings concert hall
The concert hall, which was opened in 1967, has been granted listed status. Photograph: Stella Fitzgerald/Historic England Archive/PA

One of the world’s finest acoustic concert halls that was converted from a 19th-century malthouse has been given Grade II* listing by the government.

Snape Maltings concert hall is the home of the Aldeburgh festival, founded by the composer Benjamin Britten in 1948. This year’s 24-day festival of music and arts opens on Friday.

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