Thanks for the pics, Jambutty. As I haven't been down that part of town for over 20 years, my first reaction was "hasn't it changed?" So much so, that it's difficult to make comparisons with the old shot, although it's obviously a lot easier for Tony and Alan. Take your point that the Hippodrome was a fair way up the street, but I still maintain that there were no buildings between the bottom wall of the theatre and the bus depot. What I wouldn't give for a time machine!
