Report - Plaza Cinema - Port Talbot - Wales - Nov 2017

[Lenston]

History
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This very imposing cinema building on Talbot Road opened at Easter 25th March 1940. It looks like a typical ‘Odeon’ circuit cinema, but it was always operated as an independent. It closed as a cinema with the film “Tootsie” in 1983 and was converted into a bingo club.

However this too had closed in July 1985. It was re-opened again as a cinema on 18th October 1985 with Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan”. By August 1988 it was converted into a four screen operation with seating capacities in the screens listed as 450, 280, 165 and 120. The Plaza Cinema finally closed on 4th January 1999 with a screening of “Prince of Egypt”. The Apollo group had opened a new multiplex cinema in Port Talbot.

The Plaza Cinema has stood empty for some years and but now owned by the local council who plan open the place back up as a business hub sometime in 2018 as i believe funding has been approved.

Pics

Thanks for looking​

 

[dweeb]

Tried so many times and never got lucky. Great to see its still great inside.

Did you enjoy a pepsi on your visit?

 

[Lenston]

Tried so many times and never got lucky. Great to see its still great inside.

Did you enjoy a pepsi on your visit?

It’s still there if thats what you mean

 

[Speed]

Nice! must have been nearly 10 years ive been waiting for something to change there Pretty obvious what it is! Ready the bus!

 

[DirtyJigsaw]

Wow, that's very nice. Lots of decay and some great shots, esp like the front on shot of the stage area with that orange curtain running along the top. Nice one mate

 

[The Man In Black]

excellent report well done getting it done

 

[The Kwan]

Cool Report Lenny me ol son, proper slice of history there

 

[Krypton]

Very nice this

 

[tumbles]

Nice one. I think the really nice sound system at the front of the stage has gone hasn't it!

 

[Lenston]

Nice one. I think the really nice sound system at the front of the stage has gone hasn't it!

Unfortunately

 

[Camera Shy]

Very nice indeed. I imagine it will have more visitors at weekend than it did on its closing weekend.

 

[NickUk]

Good stuff, man!

Very nice indeed. I imagine it will have more visitors at weekend than it did on its closing weekend.

This!

 

[The_Raw]

Phwoaarr, liking that mate!

 

[J4M35_UK]

Awesome stuff, love the speakers!

 

[zombizza]

Wow, that is so nice.
I love Port Talbot, only ever driven through it, but what i see of it, it is a grimy dump that is pleasing to my eye.
love this