The history of the Hippodrome is a little confusing but I think I have a brief outline as follows (this may not be 100% accurate):
Firstly a theatre was built on the site of the old Middleton Hall (demolished 1845/46). According to the Manchester Evening News this was called Matthews Pavilion theatre.
Pavilion Theatre (1860-1877)
Victoria Theatre (1877-1897)
Theatre Royal (1897-1902)
Pardoe’s Theatre (1902-1911)
1911 Rebuilt as cinema and theatre
New Empire Theatre (1911-1912)
Empire Theatre (1912-1919)
Empire Theatre and Palace of Varieties (1919-1927)
Empire Theatre (1927-1963)
1963 Empire Theatre closes
Empire Star Bingo and Social Club (1964-?)
The Hippodrome nightclub (1988-1997)
The Hippodrome nighclub closed in 1997 and remained derelict until demolition in 2007.
The history of the Hippodrome is a little confusing but I think I have a brief outline as follows (this may not be 100% accurate):
Firstly a theatre was built on the site of the old Middleton Hall (demolished 1845/46). According to the Manchester Evening News this was called Matthews Pavilion theatre.
Pavilion Theatre (1860-1877) Victoria Theatre (1877-1897) Theatre Royal (1897-1902) Pardoe’s Theatre (1902-1911)
1911 Rebuilt as cinema and theatre
New Empire Theatre (1911-1912) Empire Theatre (1912-1919) Empire Theatre and Palace of Varieties (1919-1927) Empire Theatre (1927-1963)
1963 Empire Theatre closes
Empire Star Bingo and Social Club (1964-?) The Hippodrome nightclub (1988-1997)
The Hippodrome nighclub closed in 1997 and remained derelict until demolition in 2007.