Subject: The New Belmore Markets as it was called was designed by George McRae and the facade presented thirty-six arched bays to the streets: eleven to Campbell and Hay and seven to Parker and Pitt. The markets opened in July 1893.
Photographer: M Hill
Copyright owner: National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Date: 01/01/1988
Subject: View of stage prior to restoration. During the 1990s the lease was transferred to Ipoh Garden Developments Pty Ltd. At this time the Capitol Theatre underwent a detailed restoration and reconstruction to recover the original 1928 experience.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: The Hippodrome was a financially unsuccessful and further conversions involved remodelling the interior and raising the roof trusses to make room for the atmospheric ceiling. The Capitol Theatre opened on the 7th April 1928.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: In September 1912, the Council accepted Wirth's tender for a twenty-one year lease of the proposed Hippodrome. The facade was dismantled and re-erected above a new ground storey which was in turn mounted on the old footings.
Photographer: M Hill
Copyright owner: National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Date: 01/01/1988
