Royal Hippodrome Theatre Salford

The site chosen for the Theatre was between Spring Vale Road and Peel Street with its frontage on Cross Lane. It was built for William Broadhead and Sons, of Thomas Street, Manchester and was the 6th of eventually 7 theatres to be built in the Manchester suburbs, and would, by a few months, also be the last to close in 1955. In 1955 the Hippodrome closed and was bought by John Buckley, who owned the super cinema opposite, and others who were intent on making it another cinema. It was then offered to Salford Council to be turned into a permanent repertory theatre but without success. The theatre was demolished in 1962 and Thorne Court built on the site.