Theatres · West Midlands
Tameside Hippodrome
Tameside Hippodrome is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ashton-under-Lyne · 0.4 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Tameside Hippodrome is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Coordinates: 53.4878°, -2.0973°.
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Heritage listing
Tameside Hippodrome is a 1262 seat theatre located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tameside Hippodrome is a 1262 seat theatre located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In February 1904, William Henry Broadhead, who already owned three theatres in the Manchester area, acquired land in Ashton-under-Lyne bordered by Oldham Road, Cotton Street East, Gas Street and Old Street. By April plans had been submitted to Ashton Borough Council to build a 2,000 capacity theatre on the corner bordered by Oldham Road and Cotton Street East. The plans were passed in May 1904 and work began immediately. William H Broadhead began his working life as a builder and joiner. Even when one of his daughters (Annie) married in 1902, by which time he owned the Royal Osborne, the Metropole, the Grand Junction and the Hulme Hippodrome, with a total capacity across all four theatres…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4878, -2.0973
- District
- Tameside
- Parish
- Tameside, unparished area
- Postcode
- OL6 7SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Nearest railway station
- Ashton-under-Lyne — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.tameside.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w206286765 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Tameside Hippodrome (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tameside Hippodrome - geograph.org.uk - 1166484.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tameside Hippodrome?
- Tameside Hippodrome is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OL6 7SD), in the parish of Tameside, unparished area.
- Is Tameside Hippodrome a listed building?
- Tameside Hippodrome is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Tameside Hippodrome a protected site?
- Yes — Tameside Hippodrome is part of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Tameside Hippodrome?
- The nearest railway station is Ashton-under-Lyne, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OL6 7SD.