The Hippodrome
THE HIPPODROME, ST GEORGES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1245922
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Hippodrome
- Statutory Address:
- THE HIPPODROME, ST GEORGES ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1245922
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Hippodrome
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HIPPODROME, ST GEORGES ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE HIPPODROME, ST GEORGES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG5303507113
Details
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468609
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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