Education Resources.
Benjamin Britten: A Lowestoft Childhood
This education booklet, researched and compiled by Ruth Wharrier, will provide a glimpse of the young Britten’s childhood and daily life in Lowestoft in the 1920’s. We hope the resources will be of great interest and use to teachers and educators working with KS1 and KS2 children. It includes our Britten as a boy walk, which can be walked in person or virtually. We hope it will encourage everyone to visit the young Ben’s beautiful coastal hometown of Lowestoft and walk in his childhood footsteps.
Benjamin Britten: A walk in his young footsteps
Take a walk in Ben’s childhood footsteps in this 360° virtual walk around his Lowestoft neighbourhood.
Click the screen whilst the film is playing to look all around you.
Researched by Ruth Wharrier and Ivan Bunn
Filmed by Sam Markwell Photography
Narrated by Zeb Soanes
Funded by Historic England
NEW Storm Project.
Pictures from Suffolk primary schools in our Storm Gallery
The young Benjamin Britten could see the North Sea from his attic bedroom window in Lowestoft and the impression it made upon him can be heard in his music. Just imagine how it would have looked and sounded on a dark and stormy night, with rain smashing against the window!
Watch a video of Suffolk artist James Mayhew illustrating the Storm Interlude from Benjamin Britten’s opera Peter Grimes, played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales — then draw your own stormy picture and we’ll display it in our storm gallery.
CPD resources available for teachers
Join our partner schools.
Carton Colville Primary school
Corton Primary School
Drake Primary School
Kessingland Primary School
Pakefield Primary School
St Mary’s RC Primary School
Snape Primary School
Thetford Primary School
Other Resources
Our friends at Historic England, Suffolk Music Hub and Poetry People have kindly made the following resources freely available for you to download
KS2 Resources on Lowestoft’s Fishing Village
Historic England Powerpoint presentation on old toys
CPD for KS1 and KS2 teachers on using Britten’s music to inspire composing in the classroom