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Latitude: 52.6028 / 52°36'10"N
Longitude: 1.7354 / 1°44'7"E
OS Eastings: 653035
OS Northings: 307113
OS Grid: TG530071
Mapcode National: GBR YQZ.TTZ
Mapcode Global: WHNVZ.MTLZ
Plus Code: 9F43JP3P+45
Entry Name: The Hippodrome
Listing Date: 8 December 1978
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1245922
English Heritage Legacy ID: 468609
Also known as: Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth
ID on this website: 101245922
Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30
County: Norfolk
District: Great Yarmouth
Electoral Ward/Division: Nelson
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Great Yarmouth
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Church of England Parish: Great Yarmouth
Church of England Diocese: Norwich
Tagged with: Theatre Circus Circus building Circus building
GREAT YARMOUTH
TG5307SW ST GEORGE'S ROAD
839-1/17/184 (West side)
08/12/78 The Hippodrome
II*
Circus. Purpose built in 1903 by RS Cockrill. Concrete, faced
with brick and with terracotta tiling to the east facade. Roof
clad with late C20 composition decking. Slightly curved facade
in 3 wide bays. Each bay has a wide semicircular arch over a
central entrance and, right and left, timber and tiled booking
office fascias. Flanking each bay are square towers, those to
the extreme corners with arched rusticated bases, the centre
pair each on an arch carried by a pair of entactic columns
with stylised spear-head foliage capitals. Art Nouveau relief
foliage patterns in the arch side panels. The side towers rise
to a flat roof with a segmental parapet over a cornice. The
centre towers develop upper angle vanes rising into a circular
drum with square openings under rusticated arches. The drum
above with relief mouldings of Art Nouveau foliage patterns.
Each centre tower finished with a shallow dome. The main
cornice has a frieze of carved owls. Segmental arch between
centre towers.
INTERIOR: central circus survives and is only one of three in
the world which converts into a pool. Seating and balconies
renewed. Also important as one of only 2 surviving circus
buildings in England (cf. The Tower, Blackpool).
Listing NGR: TG5303507113
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