Oxford Hippodrome

• Theatre ID
  872
• Built / Converted
  1913
• Dates of use
  • 1913 - 1920
• Current state
  Fragmental remains
• Current use
  converted to other use (Foyer to nightclub at rear)
• Address
  High Street, Ripley, Derbyshire, England

Details

Built in 1913, the Oxford Hippodrome was of brick with Matlock stone dressings. It had a single balcony and no fly tower. In 1920 the New Hippodrome (a cinéariety house) was built at 90 degrees to and at the rear. Shortly after the interior of the Oxford was dismantled, with the shell becoming the entrance to the New. The New was later sub-divided horizontally and became a two screen cinema. The lower space subsequently became a bingo hall and is now a nightclub. The remains of the Oxford are still in use as the entrance to the rear auditorium, and although much altered from its original internal form, the space below the stage (now a storage area) is still traceable.

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• Events
  • 1913 - 1920 Use:
  • 1913 Design/Construction:
    • G W Bird - Architect
  • 1921 Alteration: interior dismantled
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1913 Design/Construction:
    • Lazarini (Nottingham) - Consultant: Fibrous Plaster
  • 1913 Owner/Management: J Marshall & Sons, owners
• Capacities
  • Original: 390
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Building dimensions: Auditorium: 40ft x 32ft, 26ft high Exterior frontage 28ft 6 x 50ft deep
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: c.15ft 8in
  • Proscenium width: 17ft