The Empire Hippodrome opened in 1904. The auditorium was substantially reconstructed and refurbished by Drury and Gomersall in 1933. The gallery and boxes were replaced by a circle. It was reopened as the New Empire in 1933, and became the ABC Cinema in 1963. The building became a live theatre called Tameside Theatre or Tameside Hippodrome in 1976. This photograph was previously erroneously identified as showing the Metro Cinema, Ashton-under-Lyne.
This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series of slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Walley, Norman: Drury And Gomersall
Early 20th Century Theatre, 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation, Science And Technology
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