Hippodrome Theatre, Cambridge Street
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Ref No:rb00281
Title:Hippodrome Theatre, Cambridge Street
Location:Sheffield_City_Centre
Date:1963
Date Period:1960-1979
Photographer:Ray Brightman, FRPS AFIAP DPAGB Hon PAGB
Notes:

Opened 23 December 1907 as a Music Hall. Became a permanent cinema on 20 July 1931. In 1948, came under the management of The Tivoli (Sheffield) Ltd. Closed 2 March 1963 and demolished later that year.

Poster on the wall (left) reads:

'After 56 years of entertaining the Sheffield public the Hippodrome will close on 2nd March, 1963. We thank all for their patronage throughout the years. Final performance, saturday, 2nd March, 1963 at 6.30pm.'

From The Ray Brightman exhibition collection.

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