Hulme Hippodrome Theatre
Also known as the Grand Junction Theatre and Floral Hall / Second Manchester Repertory Theatre
Opened in 1901, The Hulme Hippodrome in Preston Street, Hulme, was built next door to the Hulme Playhouse as a theatre for melodrama, originally called the Grand Junction Theatre and Floral Hall. Both Theatres were connected by an arcade. The theatre originally seated 3000 and was renamed the Hulme Hippodrome in 1905 when it became a Music Hall. Again in 1942 the Theatre was renamed the Second Manchester Repertory Theatre. In 1950 the Theatre was refurbished and the Gallery was reopened. In 1962 the Theatre was converted for Bingo and Casino use.
The building is Grade II listed and whilst the auditorium with its two galleries remains in its original state its orginal exterior has been completly hidden by twentieth century cladding.