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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8466
Title	Clay Cross Hippodrome Ltd
Date	1939-1940
Description	Poster 1939, Programmes for Aug, Oct and Nov 1939, Newscutting from the Derbyshire Times 'Fire Destroys Cinema', 23 Feb 1940
Extent	5 items
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Clay Cross Hippodrome Ltd
Administrative History	Clay Cross Hippodrome Ltd was incorporated in 1922 and The Hippodrome opened in 1925 with seating for over 800. In 1929, the company purchased the other two cinemas in the town (The Kino and the Palace). New sound equipment was installed in 1930 and the venue was redecorated in 1937. New projection equipment was installed in 1939. The venue did not re-open following a fire on 22 February 1940.
Custodial History	These records were found in an archive strongroom in December 2022. They had probably been donated about 2013, but no further information about their provenance is known.
Arrangement	D8466/1 Advertising D8466/2 Programmes D8466/3 Ephemera
Organisation Sub-Type	Cinemas and Theatres
Term	Cinema
Archivist Note	Catalogued 23 December 2022, BS.