Dudley Hippodrome, Castle Hill 20th November has now been earmarked for demolition and has little hope of being saved. The former Dudley Hippodrome has not staged a live performance since 1974, and closed in 2009, but a long campaign had been fought to save it. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has been given £25m by the government to build a university centre on the site. 1930s building hosted acts including Gracie Fields, Laurel and Hardy, Marlene Dietrich and George Formby and was later used as a bingo hall. BACK VIEW.

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