Britten as a Boy
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| Britten as a Boy | |
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 Britten as a Boy (2025) | |
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| Artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Year | 2025 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Benjamin Britten |
| Location | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
| 52°27′54.41″N 1°44′40.06″E / 52.4651139°N 1.7444611°E | |
| Website | https://www.brittenasaboy.com/ |
Britten as a Boy is a statue of Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft, Suffolk, completed in 2025. It depicts Britten as a teenager looking out to the North Sea, at the age at which his musical talents were first discovered by Frank Bridge[1].
It was sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, who was chosen due to his excellent previous catalogue of sculpture in the medium of bronze[2].
The statue is situated at Lord Kitchener's Garden in the Kirkley Cliff area of South Lowestoft.[3] It is located close to his childhood home and the school which he had attended as a child. The pose is intended to evoke Britten looking out of his bedroom window, which inspired his work[4].
The campaign to fund the statue began in April 2022.[3] The cost of the statue and its installation was £120,000.[3]
It was unveiled on 10 November 2025 by English composer John Rutter.[5][3]
