Basic Site Details
| Name: | Birmingham Hippodrome |
| City or county: | Birmingham |
| Country: | England |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Theatre | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Hurst Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1899 | Build/construction | ||
| 1981 | 1994 | Alterations and additions | |
| 2000 | Alterations and additions | Complete refurbishment, including creation of second theatre space and construction of new facade | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| J Seymour Harris Partnership | B | 1981 | 1994 | Major alterations and improvements | |
| (Professor Sir) James Duncan Dunbar-Nasmith | C | 2000 | Complete refurbishment, including creation of second theatre space and construction of new facade | ||
| Graham Couper Law | C | 2000 | Complete refurbishment, including creation of second theatre space and construction of new facade | ||
| Law & Dunbar-Nasmith | C | 2000 | Complete refurbishment, including creation of second theatre space and construction of new facade | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| www.theatrestrust.org.uk/ | www.theatrestrust.org.uk/ - Theatres Database of the Theatres Trust | ||||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of James Dunbar-Nasmith | Interview of James Dunbar-Nasmith by Jessica Taylor, 15 April 2009 | ||