Derby Hippodrome Destroyed 1

More action from the 28 March 2008 events as the contactors attempt to "make the building safe" (mainly from 2.00 min onwards)

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News & Politics

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• hippodrome
• theatre
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[6969Wolf6969]

that looks like a historic building for sure. nothing saved from it I bet.

[Derbian2]

Continued comment:

The building was inspected by English Heritage before it was sold and it was in good condition, in fact £50,000 had been spent on repairs in 2005,

Another emergency repair order was issued and the owner called in AB Demolition to repair the roof - if the contractoors were there to demolish the building they should inform the courts of this as the work ws unauthorised and those responsble are now being proseciuted.

[Derbian2]

Please note that in January 2008 the owner had told the local press that he had bought this theatre with the intention of demolishing it - this made front page news in the Derby Evening Telegraph.

The owner never did apply for permission to demolish the building which was in use less than a year before it was sold to the him despite offers from local groups over several yearsas a Bingo Hall.

[Derventio74]

It hurts to see so many happy memories destroyed, along with this fine building.. :-(

[amarobuk]

English Heritage "Hang your heads in shame" this was avoidable, but then it would have taken a thousand years numerous consultation periods and thousands and thousands of pounds before the nonsensicle powers that be would have decided to consult the developer.

Developer I despise you I hope you new development see's an end to you

[nodnops]

hi sweepy136 i commend you for backing your husband and rightly so i think alot of people got caught up in the publicity but dont you think that mr anthony as a property developer would and should have known the condition of the property prior to purchasing it and security of the building should have been paramount after purchase.if i offended you and your husband i apologise but if you are a derby couple you will understand that we have lost a lot of historic buildings over the years in derby

[sweepy136]

Hi, the way i understand it?? I beleive before the fire the owner had visions of restoration, but the bill was way above his dreams, then he applied for planning permission, turned down, then an order was applied to make the building safe after the fire, and thats still ongoing

[Dominokarr]

just to carry on from that i was just saying i wouldnt be supprised if a block of new appartments takes the place of the hippadrome :(

[Dominokarr]

its such a shame its was such a lovely building, fair enough it seemed to be doomed from the 60's but still all it needed was someone with a good idea, maybe derby college should of bought it for students studying film or theatre. im not upto date on whats happening with this building but i know its grade II and there was a fire, and i presume its so unsafe and unrepairable now that its being demolished, such a shame! does anyone know what the guy who owns it was going to do with it?

[sweepy136]

ok you have a opinion of which you are entitled!, the controversy of what to do with the building actually goes back to aprox 1964,not since the present owner took over.

why if all the people who have been against him as ive read on this site, are so up in arms re the state of the building, not tried to have the building saved since the 60s, and left it in such disrepair all this time, its not the owners fault that it was set on fire? or the alleyways are full of drug parafanalia

its derbys.