Derby Hippodrome

ashless · Mar 3, 2008

Derby Hippodrome March 08

Well first off big thanks to JOHNO23, Drama Queen and Timewarp for showing me around, oh and lending me a torch!

The 'drome from the outside

The flooded, freezing cold basement with floating lightbulbs, thanks to pikey scumbags and their thieving ways

Halfway up the main seating area, you can see the fire had concentrated in the orchestra pit but kept at bay by the safety curtain

Mmmm....pigeons!

View from the projectionist's room

Random bits and bobs

Interior decor still clinging on, a small view of how it used to be

ThenewMendoza · Mar 3, 2008

Some nice bits and bobs left in there, shame the auditorium is such a mess. Good stuff.

TnM

Foxylady · Mar 3, 2008

Love that gold-painted coving...really nice. Great view from the projectionists room. Good to see the outside of the building too.

Cheers for that.

johno23 · Mar 3, 2008

Nice one Ashless, it was good to meet up.shame about the impromptu paddle
in the basement. :lol:

great pictures and explore

mineme · Mar 3, 2008

wow what great pics too they really

show all the fire damage what a shame this is going to cost allot to put right..............................

fezzyben · Mar 3, 2008

great pics mate just sorry i couldnt come along but as you know what i had to do was more importannt at the time

King Al · Mar 4, 2008

Its good to see more of this place, the front is great with the circle windows

but what is that bit that looks like a porter cabin that fell from the sky and landed on the roof?

ashless · Mar 4, 2008

King Al said:
but what is that bit that looks like a porter cabin that fell from the sky and landed on the roof?

Haha, that's a good way of putting it! It's a later addition for when it was converted to showing films, that's where the projection room is.

It used to look like this

DJhooker · Mar 4, 2008

Good stuff, looks a bit worse for wear....

King Al · Mar 4, 2008

Cheers for the update, the old picture is great

smileysal · Mar 4, 2008

Really like those round windows at the top of the building. And love seeing both the new pics and the old pic when it was in operation.

Cheers

Sal

Lightbuoy · Mar 4, 2008

Interesting report

Enjoyed looking through these pics. Sad to see it being left to rot. Still some nice original features by the looks of it.

Lb

Spadge · Mar 5, 2008

Wow, the place looks amazing. Fantastic photos. If anyone goes again i'd love to meet up and join in.

Midnight · Mar 5, 2008

Nice report mate :lol:

i agree with LB shame its been left ....

carlito · Mar 7, 2008

that pidgeon looks seriously ill!

love old cinema's & theatres, sort of a ghostly atmosphere to them, not quite the same as hospitals though.

Nice pics, i never knew light bulbs would float!

fezzyben · Mar 7, 2008

Am i right in thinking that it was used as a bingo hall before it shut down?

johno23 · Mar 7, 2008

fezzyben said:
Am i right in thinking that it was used as a bingo hall before it shut down?

Yes it first became a bingo hall in 1962 for Mecca and continued under various guises and names as a bingo hall until January 2007 when it closed.

fezzyben · Mar 7, 2008

ahh i get where it is now lol

Drama Queen · Mar 9, 2008

You got some really good photos I like the way the cherub is in like an olde wilde style.God the water was absolutley freezing.Oh and I feel so sorry for that poor pigeon

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