Dilapidated Grade II music hall to be saved

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The Good Old Days... are coming again: Dilapidated Grade II music hall where the Beatles performed is to be saved

It was the place to be seen in Manchester when The Beatles, bottom right, played to packed houses, but the Hulme Hippodrome since fell into disrepair. Now campaigners are hoping to raise enough cash to refurbish the Grade II-listed building, which featured an ornate three-tier theatre, a ballroom and a restaurant, and turn it into an arts centre and hub for groups in the Manchester area. However, plans to restore the building, including the roof, could cost more than £20 million. Locals call it a 'monument to the area's past' and a hidden gem, which, they believe will once again be the place to go.