Britten House
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Britten House is a hall of residence in the University of East Anglia
, Norwich
, UK
, named after East Anglia
n composer
Benjamin Britten
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Britten House was preceded by several other new student residences of the same style, designed by LSI Architects. Colman House opened in September 2004, and Victory, Kett, Browne, and Paston Houses were opened in September and October 2005. Britten House is one of a group of new residences which replaced Waveney Terrace student residence, which was completely demolished by September 2006.
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, named after East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
n composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
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Britten House was preceded by several other new student residences of the same style, designed by LSI Architects. Colman House opened in September 2004, and Victory, Kett, Browne, and Paston Houses were opened in September and October 2005. Britten House is one of a group of new residences which replaced Waveney Terrace student residence, which was completely demolished by September 2006.