Former cinema converted to bingo hall 1970s and a successor to the building retaining terracotta frontage in Pontypridd Road opposite.

From 'Entertaining South Wales':

'The Central Cinema opened in Hannah Street in 1916 and was one of the Solomon Andrews & Son’s Ltd. early business ventures into the cinema trade. It had a seating capacity of around 900 and was equipped with a 25ft wide proscenium. By 1924 it was owned by the Cardiff-based Castle and Central Cinemas, Ltd. The Central closed as a cinema in 1966 and was run as a bingo hall from 1968. The last occupiers were Top Ten Bingo and this closed down in 2009.'

Meilyr Powel, RCAHMW, November 2020

Source:

Cadw Listed Buildings. ALH 01/08/13
'Entertaining South Wales P-Q', overthefootlights.co.uk, p.57

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Central Cinema, Porth