Hippodrome Theatre
Station Road,
Aldershot,
GU11 1LZ
Station Road,
Aldershot,
GU11 1LZ
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View of auditorium prior to demolition 1960 uploaded
New photo added of the auditorium, balcony, gallery (gods), side box and good view of the decorative plaster ceiling
New photo added: closed and for sale but soon demolished 1960
@ ritzman. Thats a Good and Bad picture of the demoilition.. If you see what I mean..
Demolition photo added
@ ritzman.. I have loaded a better picture of the exterior without a bus getting in they way :o)
That’s the picture I remember Mike, told you it was a bus ;)……….No, I wasn’t around at the time either ;)
I have put the picture on. It is a bus showing a lack of timing :o) My eyesite is getting ….
Mike. Never had trams in Aldershot, its probably an Aldershot & District Traction Co. (Traco) omnibus with external stairs to the top deck. Think I know the picture you mean though.
I have an exterior shot. But there is a Tram in the way that ruins the shot
Location of the Hippodrome on the Google map is wrong. The Google location is that of the Palace Cinema. The Hippodrome stood on the corner of Birchett Rd (Not Birkett Rd) and Station Road. The theatre had a very imposing Edwardian facade of red brick and Portland stone with a bronze & glass canopy. Above the canopy were glass ‘torchflame’ lamps. The top of the facade was topped with a brass domed cupola that had weathered green. It was hoped the dome could be saved for the office block replacement but was removed by the demolition company who got there first!
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