Brighton Hippodrome [Brighton]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Brighton, United Kingdom
description: theater in Brighton @nl
alternative label: Brighton Hippodrome
EUTA building identifier: 2216
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Brighton
GPS: Point(-0.1428 50.8218)
Wikidata source: Q4967673
opening date: 1901-08-28T00:00:00Z
Address: 52-58 Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1AL, England
Web: www.ourhippodrome.org.uk
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 41
Wikidata instance: Q64654999
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Brighton/Hippodrome/HippodromeTheatreBrighton.htm
Carthalia ID: 2889
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1897 by Lewis Karslake as the Real Ice Skating Rink. 1901 converted into a theatre by Frank Matcham. Reopened 28 Aug 1901 as Hippodrome Theatre & Circus. Since 1902 known as Hippodrome Theatre of Varieties. Closed in 1964. Until 2000 used as a bingo hall. Various plans for a new use of the listed building in the 2010s.
closure date: 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z