Phoenix Centre
Church Road,
Ton Pentre,
CF41 7EH
Church Road,
Ton Pentre,
CF41 7EH
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The Maindy and Eastern Workmen’s Institute was opened in September 1895. It was expanded in 1904 to include a workmen’s hall. It has seating in stalls and circle levels, with the original seating capacity given as 630. It began to screen silent films in 1908 and became a full-time cinema.
Closed in 1971, it was converted into a bing club. In 1991, it had funding from the European Community and now operates as a community arts centre.
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Ken Roe
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Some photographs of the Phoenix Centre;
October 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/7221030@N08/2948395706/
http://flickr.com/photos/traedmawr/2945827568/
http://flickr.com/photos/traedmawr/2945827556/
Major parts of the Season 2 Torchwood episode “From Out Of The Rain” were filmed inside the Phoenix, although another building stood in for the interior.
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