Derby Hippodrome........2011

Hi guys.. well i dont really know how to start. Ive always wanted to explore this place but never really had time to. On the saturday i was out with friends in town and i thought about this place. Anyway at at 2am when my friends left me and the fog came down i saw my chance and headed inside( bearing in mind that it was almost pitch black and i didnt have a torch was not the wisest thing) i only had a 12mp camera phone aswell so picture quality isnt great :/ il also advise people that the place is can be unsafe in places Il update the history on it when i get chance. But for now heres the pics... enjoy


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Hope you enjoyed... il go back with a torch next time

There are so many orbs is this place haunted by any chance?

Yeah i later found out its haunted by a little boy who fell from one of the balconys. Probably explains the doors slamming and the wierd noises

I would probably say that those "orbs" were just dust particals

Looks like a cool place to explore!

talkalot said:

Yeah i later found out its haunted by a little boy who fell from one of the balconys. Probably explains the doors slamming and the wierd noises

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Based on this,take a look at picture 10, in the doorway

Its been a couple of years since we last went and its sad to see it in this state.The b*****ds have even nicked the metal handrail and railings from the back staircase I see.

Well done for giving it a go in the fog at that time of night alone with no torch, you got some good current shots of the old place.
nice work

johno23 said:

Based on this,take a look at picture 10, in the doorway

Its been a couple of years since we last went and its sad to see it in this state.The b*****ds have even knicked the metal handrail from the back staircase I see.

Well done for giving it a go in the fog at that time of night alone with no torch, you got some good current shots of the old place.
nice work

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Yeah thats wierd photo, no dust particles, just one orb. Also the picture of the stairs has the same thing. Thats where i heard noises aswell, Unless it was junkies :')

The place has deteriorated extremely quick. Wont be long till its beyond saving.I actually hope the council see these photos and look at what a state its in. They can spend 40 million on renorvating the council house but not on Derbys heritage and past?

The stair rail has deffently gone. if you ever go again then take torch as you would wouldnt want to fall over the edge of it :/

Thanks alot. Took some courage to go in though lol

Nice to see a bit of an update, looks like the owners are looking after it as much as they normally do!

Nice one on getting it done, its a shame the place has still been left in such a mess.

Whats with all the silly ghost talk on here recently though!

jpgee said:

There are so many orbs is this place haunted by any chance?

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in a nutshell.......No

Goldie87 said:

Nice one on getting it done, its a shame the place has still been left in such a mess.

Whats with all the silly ghost talk on here recently though!

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Well i was in there on my own at stupid o'clock, hearing dodgy noises and doors slamming, even though there was no drafts lol. Im sure theres a reasonable explanation though but It gets to you after a while

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in a nutshell.......No

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Im sure there all dust there all dust particles with it being a derelict old building etc.... But pic 10 with only the one, who knows. Any way people are meant to be commenting on the state of the building. Compare it to what the the building used to be like and you will be shocked

you oughta of let me know you were goin, i finished work at 1.30 am could of joined you. oh an drop us a text as havent heard from you or your bro in a while?

Did you go into the kitchen bit behind/around the bar area? A fellow explorer I went here with a while back opened the fridge and the smell was unbearable

Also, did you find the open window that lead onto the roof/balcony bit? OH! Plus, there was a coffin in one of the rooms near a dressing room

Thanks for the photos, btw!

This will be the last report from the site, it's now just a pile of ashes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-15902636

The outside's just about standing, but the roof is pretty much done for. I dread to think what the inside's like right about now the building had such potential.

Christopher Anthony will pay for this somehow.

. I found out about the fire the fire on saturday. Suppose it was good i got photos while i could but even looking at them they are still depressing. How bad is it now guys. il try and get some more photos during the week but i highly doubt il go in anymore. Jimba cant say i saw anything like that, although i did hear a tv near the bar..., how strange Literally in parts the damp is that bad you can poke holes in the plaster :/ Once i was in there i got lost so i was trying to get out for 2 hours :')

And all of this arson, damage ect could have been avoided by just putting a new wall and roof on, with alarms and cctv. Work on the interior could have started anytime in the future and atleast the place would have been safer.

Its good to see some photos of the hippodrome - i walk past it regularly and have been wanting to explore it for some time. I guess i wont get the chance now due to the fire - so its nice to see photos of the inside.

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There are so many orbs is this place haunted by any chance?

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talkalot said:

Yeah i later found out its haunted by a little boy who fell from one of the balconys. Probably explains the doors slamming and the wierd noises

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Get a grip chaps, or post them on www.lestpretendmydustparticleisaspirit.com

I have a couple of mates who live in Derby and in a convo with them at the weekend the Hippodrome came up. Imagine my surprise when they said the owner has fired it. They seemed to think it was common knowledge that he's done it.

Orbs? You've been watching too many "Most Haunted Live"s me buckos! When I take pictures I don't get orbs, I get ghostly mists... well I do if it's wet outside and the camera has been in my breast pocket!

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo - wassat? Oh it's OK, it's only Derek Pakora!



Well done for getting the pix before it went down, I bet you're well pleased!