Scallop, Steel sculpture on Aldeburgh Beach, United Kingdom.
The steel construction reaches four meters in height, featuring two interlocked scallop shell forms that stand against the North Sea horizon.
The memorial structure was installed in 2003 to commemorate Benjamin Britten, a British composer who regularly walked along this Suffolk coastline.
Words from Britten's opera Peter Grimes, 'I hear those voices that will not be drowned,' are carved into the upper edge of the steel shell.
Visitors can sit within the central section of the sculpture to observe the sea, as the structure functions both as art and as a resting place.
Local craftsmen Sam and Dennis Pegg fabricated the entire structure using 10-millimeter thick stainless steel designed to withstand 160-kilometer winds.
Location: Aldeburgh
Inception: 2003
Creator: Maggi Hambling
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggi_Hambling
GPS coordinates: 52.16051,1.60580
Latest update: May 23, 2025 01:18
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