Small mound of rubble is all that remains of flattened Dudley Hippodrome
Dudley Hippodrome has been flattened with just a small mound of rubble remaining on the site where the historic building once stood.
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Demolition of the former theatre in Castle Hill started in August with the building being taken down piece by piece.
The work is making way for a new £25 million university campus which is expected to 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.
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The disused theatre has not hosted live entertainment since 1974 but remained as a bingo hall until 2009.
Dudley Council leader, Councillor Patrick Harley, said the new university facility would benefit people in the borough and beyond for years to come.