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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » Wales » Ystalyfera, Mid-Glamorgan » Capitol Cinema

Capitol Cinema

Ystalyfera, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales
Gurnos Road
, Ystalyfera, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom SA9
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 720
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Located in the centre of Ystalyfera. The Capitol Cinema had a typical valleys facade of a Classical style front, hiding a hall that was basically a large shed. It was opened in 1934, and was independently operated thoughout its life.

When Cinemascope was fitted, it boasted a screen 32 feet x 13 feet, fitted inside a 34 feet wide proscenium. In the mid-1960's, the Capitol Cinema was running bingo and films, and it was still listed in the Kinematograph Yearbook for 1966. It had closed by 1980.
Contributed by Editha Pearce

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A portion of the Capitol Cinema can be seen on the left of this 1930's photograph:
http://www.ourwales.org.uk/index.php?option=com_joomcaw&controller=image&task=show&id=5265&lang=en-GB
posted by KenRoe on Apr 21, 2009 at 11:44am
The Capitol received its first cinematograph licence in 1934.
posted by Editha Pearce on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:53pm
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