The Hippodrome, Bishop Auckland
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The Hippodrome, Bishop Auckland
Image: © JThomas Taken: 27 Aug 2018
On Railway Street. Opened as a music hall theatre in 1909, with limited success and was sold to Picton’s Pictures to become a cinema in 1912. It became part of the Essoldo group after the war and closed as a cinema in 1966. It is now a bingo hall.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.658895
Longitude
-1.675531