Memorial Hall

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Rel Institiwt -- Real Institute (Official)

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Functions: Community Arts Center, Movies

Styles: Art Deco

Previous Names: Cinema Nant Y Nos

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 440776.514.7680

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Memorial Hall

Beautiful 1920’s hall still retaining much of the original Art Deco plasterwork, red velvet gallery seating and marvelous proscenium arch.

Once showed regular films to local community and extensive tourist trade from inbuilt 35mm projection room. Community use also for live theatre and other events.

Screening facilites sold off 1970’s but revistalised by regular ‘alternative film nights’ by Real Institute from 2000 to date.

Major re-build plans under way to renovate and convert to 24/7 community arts centre, retaining architectural beauty and reintroducing daily film screenings.

Contributed by Dominic

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Capelmawr
Capelmawr on July 10, 2009 at 12:38 pm

On the 25th June 2008 the Real Institute announced it was now homeless as the commitee of the Memorial Hall wanted to use the Hall for a different purpose. It is not known what has become of it.

Capelmawr
Capelmawr on July 11, 2009 at 4:15 am

The Lessee in 1951 (and apparently from around 1940 until closure was Mr. G.E.H. James, who also ran cinemas at Llanfairfechan, Menai Bridge, Bethesda, Dolgellau, Llanberis, and Llanrwst. It was he who installed the British Thompson-Houston sound system and admission prices in 1951 were 1/– to 2/–.

Eric Evans
Eric Evans on March 26, 2012 at 7:25 am

I’ve uploade a photograph of the Memorial Hall, which I took in 2010. Please click on photos.

robboehm
robboehm on March 26, 2012 at 1:53 pm

Sorry I didn’t know of this venue, which was probably not functioning when I stayed over for a couple of nights. Just one of the many charming buildings in a lovely area where the predominant sound is of many small waterfalls.

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