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I loved the Hippodrome as a child I was taken to all the Pantomimes and once my dad and mum booked one of the boxes for one of my Christmas treats. But, I wasn't happy sat there I couldn't get to the stage when they wanted volunteers. I loved the stage and I loved entertaining.Too old now I just have my memories lol.
Looking at the pictures saddens me, especially the dilapidated photo of the inside. But close my eyes and what memories.
It's a shame it wasn't kept for all the shows that appear at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre. What a magnificent theatre it would have made.
Where was the Civic Society when they wanted to pull it down? It should have been taken care of and looked after like our Market Hall and Town Hall.

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Because i could not remember exactly I had thought it was 1962 or at least after the lad was killed falling of, so I asked my mate google(when was accrington hippodrome demolished) two links to view !st Gallery that shows the History of the cinemas in Accy and 2nd Photo-quiz 004 what a cracking photo and it was there all the time the gallery link is definately wrong about the demolish date hope you can follow this I will try and send links if you can't
thanks Tony

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Here is another map 1909

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thats a cracker JEFF,shows clearly was nowt below hippodrome building wise.;)

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Thanks for that Jeff. :)

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That was in 1909 well before the period (late 40’s early 50’s) in discussion.

The 1939 map shows some sort of a construction (a wall and a building) between the Hippodrome and the tram/bus depot, which looks like it had been extended sideways.

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was meaning no houses etc, seem to think a yard of some sort, but my memorys goin worse with age.:)