Hippodrome Theatre [Ipswich]
type: Item
label: Hippodrome Theatre
description: Theatre building in Ipswich, United Kingdom
description: bioscoop in Ipswich, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2211
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Ipswich
Wikidata source: Q41487404
GPS: Point(1.1526 52.0548)
opening date: 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 46 St. Nicholas Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TT, England
architect: Frank Matcham
Source URL: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/2807
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: IpswichTheatres.htm#hipp
Carthalia ID: 2807
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1905 by Frank Matacham. Opened 25 Oct 1905 as a variety theatre. 1850 seats. 1929 converted into a cinema, with occasional live performances. 1958 rebuildings. 1959 reopened as Savoy Ballroom. Later used as a bingo hall until the 1980s. Demolished in 1985 in favour of an office block.
closure date: 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z