Composing Peter Grimes
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Benjamin Britten - A Life in Pictures

17. Composing Peter Grimes
Britten used money bequeathed to him by his mother to buy the Old Mill in Snape, Suffolk, which became his country home. He spent much of his time there in 1944 working on Peter Grimes. Photo by Roland Haupt. Image courtesy of www.britten100.org.