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Merthyr’s Lost Landmarks: Merthyr’s Lost Cinemas

Following on from the last post we’ll have look at some of the eleven (yes it’s hard to believe) cinemas that were in the borough in the mid 1900s, but have since been demolished.

Merthyr Electric Theatre

Opened in 1910, it was Merthyr’s first ‘purpose-built’ cinema.

The Electric Theatre. Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive

Palace Theatre

Merthyr’s second cinema, opened in 1912.

The Palace Theatre. Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive

The Castle Cinema

Opened in 1929, it was built specifically to show the new ‘talkies’, and was Merthyr’s grandest cinema.

The Castle Cinema. Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive

The Cosy Cinema, Penydarren

Opened in 1914

The Cosy Cinema

The Victoria Cinema, Dowlais

Opened in 1910, it was Dowlais’ first, and only ‘purpose-built’ cinema.

The Victoria Cinema. Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archivepubl

The Oddfellow’s Hall

Built in 1876 as a meeting hall, it housed a cinema for many years.

The Oddfellows Hall. Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive

The Picture Palace, Troedyrhiw

Opened in the 1920s

Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive

The Electric Cinema, Aberfan

Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive

The Palace Theatre, Treharris

Opened in 1891 as the Treharris Public Hall, it later became the Palace Theatre.

The Palace Theatre, Treharris. Photo courtesy of the Alan George Archive.

Do you remember visiting any of these cinemas? If you do, please share your memories.