Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in 1913 by bertie crewe as a 3000-seat music hall”. Today it says “built in 1913 by bertie crewe as a 3”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Golders Green Hippodrome in 2008, when it was used as a Christian church. The Golders Green Hippodrome was built in 1913 by Bertie Crewe as a 3,000-seat music hall , to serve North London and the new London Underground Northern line expansion into Golders Green in the London Borough of Barnet , London , England . Taken over by the BBC in the 1960s as a television studio , it has been put to more recent use as a radio studio and multi-purpose concert venue. In 2007, it became an evangelical church building. In 2017 it was acquired by Markaz El Tathgheef El Eslami (Centre for Islamic Enlightening). It was to be converted into an Islamic centre, but residents objected, and Barnet council deferred a decision. In October 2021 Hillsong Church bought the Hippodrome, with the intention of holding Sunday services there.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
51°34′19″N 0°11′36″W  /  51.57194°N 0.19333°W  / 51.57194; -0.19333 Golders Green Hippodrome was built in 1913 by Bertie Crewe as a 3000-seat Music Hall , to serve North London and the new tube rail expansion into Golders Green . Its capacity was reduced by half on the introduction of a stage, but it then became a famous pre/post West End venue for many travelling shows. Taken over by the BBC in the 1960s as a television studio, it has been put to more recent use as a radio studio and multi-purpose concert venue. In 2003, the BBC left the Grade II listed building vacant and deteriorating, although it has now been bought by El Shaddai International Christian Centre , an independent, charismatic church.
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Golders Green Hippodrome/ El Shaddai International Christian Centre Golders Green Hippodrome was built in 1913 by Bertie Crewe as a 3000-seat music hall , to serve North London and the new tube rail expansion into Golders Green . Its capacity was reduced by half on the introduction of a stage, but it then became a famous pre/post West End venue for many travelling shows. Taken over by the BBC in the 1960s as a television studio, it has been put to more recent use as a radio studio and multi-purpose concert venue.
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The Golders Green Hippodrome in 2008, when it was used as a Christian church.The Golders Green Hippodrome was built in 1913 by Bertie Crewe as a 3,000-seat music hall , to serve North London and the new London Underground Northern line expansion into Golders Green in the London Borough of Barnet , London , England . Taken over by the BBC in the 1960s as a television studio , it has been put to more recent use as a radio studio and multi-purpose concert venue. In 2007, it became an evangelical church building.Since 2017, it has been an Islamic centre.
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built in 1913 by bertie crewe as a 3000-seat music hall
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built in 1913 by bertie crewe as a 3
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