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88 Birmingham Hippodrome 16

            Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham. Opened 1899 as the Tower of Varieties and Circus designed by F W Ward, who returned to rebuild the stage and auditorium the following year without the circus ring. Altered 1917  by Bertie Crewe. Auditorium again rebuilt 1925 by Burdwood & Mitchell in a style reminiscent of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Wimbledon Theatre which essentially remains today. Tower demolished and facade and foyer rebuilt 1963 by Edwin Lawson. Between 1984-1992 several phases of improvements. Facade and foyers rebuilt 2000, and complete refurbishment of existing theatre plus creation of second auditorium by Law & Dunbar-Naismith. The exterior and foyer photos are history, the auditorium remains from these 1988 photos.

City of Birmingham, West Midlands, UK - Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street and Thorp Street
A scanned negative from January 1988, image reworked 2020
   

Taken in: UK / England / Digbeth (show map)

Taken on: January 31, 1988

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