| Revision as of 23:33, 10 December 2024 editWarofdreams (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators127,422 edits ←Created page with 'thumb|right|The building, in 2017 '''Tonypandy Town Hall''' is a historic building in Tonypandy, a town in Wales. The building was constructed in 1892 as the Empire Theatre. In 1912, it was remodelled to serve as a cinema, operated by Sam Duckworth and W. E. Willis. It closed in 1918, but reopened in 1922 under new ownership, closing in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |t...' | Revision as of 23:33, 10 December 2024 edit undoWarofdreams (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators127,422 editsm fix refNext edit → | ||
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| '''Tonypandy Town Hall''' is a historic building in ], a town in Wales. | '''Tonypandy Town Hall''' is a historic building in ], a town in Wales. | ||
| The building was constructed in 1892 as the Empire Theatre. In 1912, it was remodelled to serve as a cinema, operated by Sam Duckworth and W. E. Willis. It closed in 1918, but reopened in 1922 under new ownership, closing in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Cinema |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/28177 |website=Cinema Treasures |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> It was then converted into the ], with council offices on the ground and first floors, a ] club on the second floor, and a nightclub in the basement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tegeltija |first1=Sam |title=This former night club and town hall could be turned into flats and shops |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/former-snooker-hall-night-club-10829411 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Wales Online |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> By 2010, the snooker club had closed, but the building contained a shopping arcade.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Seward |first1=Alun |last2=Swidenbank |first2=David |title=Rhondda Through Time |date=2010 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445630465}}</ref> In 2016, the building was converted into 18 flats and five shops.<ref name="tegeltija" /> | The building was constructed in 1892 as the Empire Theatre. In 1912, it was remodelled to serve as a cinema, operated by Sam Duckworth and W. E. Willis. It closed in 1918, but reopened in 1922 under new ownership, closing in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Cinema |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/28177 |website=Cinema Treasures |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> It was then converted into the ], with council offices on the ground and first floors, a ] club on the second floor, and a nightclub in the basement.<ref name="tegeltija">{{cite news |last1=Tegeltija |first1=Sam |title=This former night club and town hall could be turned into flats and shops |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/former-snooker-hall-night-club-10829411 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Wales Online |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> By 2010, the snooker club had closed, but the building contained a shopping arcade.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Seward |first1=Alun |last2=Swidenbank |first2=David |title=Rhondda Through Time |date=2010 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445630465}}</ref> In 2016, the building was converted into 18 flats and five shops.<ref name="tegeltija" /> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 10 December 2024
Tonypandy Town Hall is a historic building in Tonypandy, a town in Wales.
The building was constructed in 1892 as the Empire Theatre. In 1912, it was remodelled to serve as a cinema, operated by Sam Duckworth and W. E. Willis. It closed in 1918, but reopened in 1922 under new ownership, closing in 1959. It was then converted into the town hall, with council offices on the ground and first floors, a snooker club on the second floor, and a nightclub in the basement. By 2010, the snooker club had closed, but the building contained a shopping arcade. In 2016, the building was converted into 18 flats and five shops.
References
- "Royal Cinema". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Tegeltija, Sam (3 February 2016). "This former night club and town hall could be turned into flats and shops". Wales Online. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David (2010). Rhondda Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445630465.