3 AUGUST 1996, Page 23

Dog-fanciers

Sir: Regarding Aldeburgh town council's preference for a birdbath to a statue of Benjamin Britten (Leader, 27 July), it might have helped the composer's cause if he had kept a dog. On the town green near the Moot Hall, stands the statue of a small dog, apparently once owned by two highly regarded local doctors. It is in memory of the doctors, not the dog, but does indicate a possible way into the affections of the philistine locals. History does not record whether the dog was born in Aldeburgh or Lowestoft.

L.E. Snellgrove

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