Drone photos show latest phase of demolition work at Dudley Hippodrome
Work is continuing to demolish Dudley Hippodrome with the hole in its roof growing wider.
The former auditorium area can now clearly be seen in these latest photographs captured by drone.
Some of the brickwork has also been dismantled at the very top front of the building.
The demolition work started last month and it is expected to take around four months to complete.
The building is being demolished from the centre outwards, using pickers and cranes.
Once that has taken place then the rear of the building and finally the façade will be removed.
Once demolition work is complete the build of a new £25 million university campus will begin in early 2024.
Worcester University will run a nursing college from the site and will provide university-level courses for the health sector, with a view to opening in September 2025.
The project is being spearheaded by Dudley Council, one of the members of the Dudley Towns Fund Board which was successful in bidding for £25 million from the government’s £178.7m Towns Fund.
The disused Castle Hill theatre has not hosted live entertainment since 1974 but remained as a bingo hall until 2009.
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