Report - The hippodrome Theatre Manchester, 2017

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The Hippodrome was last used as a theatre in the 1960s; from the mid-1970s until its closure in 1988 it was used as a bingo hall. Since then most of the building has remained empty, and it has been placed on Manchester City Council's Buildings at Risk Register.
The building was bought by Gilbert Deya Ministries in 1999, and services were held in part of the ground floor. The church spent £200,000 on the building and in 2013 leased it a charity, Youth Village, they then decided to sell the building The Friends of Hulme Hippodrome had hoped to get the building listed as an asset of community value which would have given the community group six months to raise the money needed to buy the building from the owner before it went out to general market. The application, however, was turned down by Manchester City Council, a council spokesman said: "There would also be a significant cost to bring the building back into use - into the millions - and without a [business] plan in place it would be unfair for us to assume they could turn the building around."
The building was due to be auctioned 18 May 2017 at the Macron Stadium, Bolton, with a guide price of £300,000.

 

[dweeb]

Not bad is it.

Still wonder where that lion went!

 

[Six]

I think the disappearance of the lion is a mystery we'll never solve!

 

[Luke vaughan]

Wow good condition and thats amazing too

 

[Lindylou]

Wow good report, that place sure is colourful!

 

[demble]

I love this place, wild colours

 

[One-man -and-his-dog]

The Hippodrome was last used as a theatre in the 1960s; from the mid-1970s until its closure in 1988 it was used as a bingo hall. Since then most of the building has remained empty, and it has been placed on Manchester City Council's Buildings at Risk Register.
The building was bought by Gilbert Deya Ministries in 1999, and services were held in part of the ground floor. The church spent £200,000 on the building and in 2013 leased it a charity, Youth Village, they then decided to sell the building The Friends of Hulme Hippodrome had hoped to get the building listed as an asset of community value which would have given the community group six months to raise the money needed to buy the building from the owner before it went out to general market. The application, however, was turned down by Manchester City Council, a council spokesman said: "There would also be a significant cost to bring the building back into use - into the millions - and without a [business] plan in place it would be unfair for us to assume they could turn the building around."
The building was due to be auctioned 18 May 2017 at the Macron Stadium, Bolton, with a guide price of £300,000.

probably end up as a wetherspoons.

 

[CJMooch]

I think the disappearance of the lion is a mystery we'll never solve!

It's in someone's front room in Salford next to the lazyboy chair with a fridge and phone built in. Init...

 

[CJMooch]

Ooops sorry Great pictutes OP.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

probably end up as a wetherspoons.

I wish it would end up as a Wetherspoons, the building would be restored, saved and open to the public, they've done a good job of some old cinemas and theatres.

 

[Mcload]

It was in a much better state on these photos compared to my visit in 2021. It had terrible destruction by some unlawful residents since.