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Adrodd fel Amhriodol
Testun Gwreiddiol (Anodiad: EAW006930 / 1369737)
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LOCATION OF 'THE NEWTOWN PALACE THEATRE' , OPENED IN 1914 AS A CINE & VARIETY THEATRE, DIDN'T LAST LONG AS A VARIETY VENUE (ESPECIALLY WITH THE 'ASTON HIPPODROME' ABOUT A MILE AWAY) CONTINUED AS A CINEMA UNTIL CONVERSION IN 1961 TO A BINGO HALL. THIS LASTED UNTIL CLOSED BY LADBROKES IN 1983. REMAINED CLOSED AND DECAYING UNTIL DEMOLISHED FOR THE WIDENING OF NEW JOHN ST WEST IN THE 1990'S.
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