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Hippodrome

Brighton Hippodrome, Middle Street, started life as Brighton Ice-Rink in 1897.   It opened as a variety theatre in 1902.

  • A magnificient foyer like a Sultan's palace

    A magnificient foyer like a Sultan's palace

    Oh dear – the poor old Hippodrome! I used to go there when I was a kid, to watch all ...
  • A short history, 1901-1965

    A short history, 1901-1965

    Brighton Hippodrome in Middle Street, started life as Brighton Ice-Rink in 1897. In 1901 the building was enlarged and converted into ...
  • Benny Hill's standing ovation

    Benny Hill's standing ovation

    My schoolfriends and I started to visit the Hippodrome about 1956/7.  As young teenagers we had to go there to ...
  • Can you help with its conservation?

    Can you help with its conservation?

    Brighton Hippodrome in Middle Street, started life as Brighton Ice-Rink in 1897. In 1901 the building was enlarged and converted into ...
  • Childhood memories

    Childhood memories

    A really special place I remember the Hippodrome Theatre as being something really special from my childhood. My parents ran a ...
  • Dan Arroll had us in stitches

    Dan Arroll had us in stitches

    I remember being taken to see Max Miller at the Hippodrome as quite a young lad. This must have been ...
  • Did you know? - an equestrian entrance

    Did you know? - an equestrian entrance

  • Did you know? - the Beatles in 1964

    Did you know? - the Beatles in 1964

  • General Manager's farewell in 1938

    General Manager's farewell in 1938

    This photo was taken in October 1938 and shows the presentation of a farewell gift to Mr Gerald Hornby, the ...
  • Jane appearing in less than her flimsies

    Jane appearing in less than her flimsies

    In the 1930s when my father had his week holiday a regular family treat was to go to ‘the Hip‘ ...
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, Teddy boys and my first girlfiend

    Jerry Lee Lewis, Teddy boys and my first girlfiend

    A dark and awful drink My first girlfriend, Rosalie, had parents who owned a pub in the centre of Brighton. I ...
  • Mecca bingo club July 2006

    Mecca bingo club July 2006

    These are photographs of one of the last sessions at the Mecca bingo club in the Hippodrome. I loved the ...
  • Memories of the Christmas pantomimes

    Memories of the Christmas pantomimes

    My Grandma used to take us to see the pantomime each Christmas at the Hippodrome. It’s now now used for ...
  • Our Hippodrome Exhibition

    Our Hippodrome Exhibition

  • Photographic miscellany

    Photographic miscellany

  • Save Brighton Hippodrome campaign

    Save Brighton Hippodrome campaign

    Successful previous petition The petition run by the Our Brighton Hippodrome pressure group had a big impact in Brighton and on ...
  • Save those memories

    Save those memories

    An electric atmosphere How well I remember my evenings at the Hippodrome. My parents were true theatre-goers and I remember them ...
  • The Big Show: David Nixon and Winifred Atwell

    The Big Show: David Nixon and Winifred Atwell

    David Nixon David Nixon started his career on television in the early ’50s performing magic illusions for both adults and children. ...
  • Tommy Trinder appearing c1950

    Tommy Trinder appearing c1950

    I was most interested to read the section about the Hippodrome. Searching through my collection, I found a small photo of ...
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