In the year that the 5,000-seat entertainment venue The Factory opens in Manchester at a cost of £186m, KEVIN GLENTON, from Mancuniun Matters went along to Hulme Hippodrome, where up to 3,000 people were once entertained by A-list stars such as George Formby, Stan Laurel and Gracie Fields.
This now-decaying venue was at the heart of the community and a campaign group is fighting to preserve the building and provide another home for arts and culture.
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