The Caerphilly Palace opened in 1904 initially as a skating rink. The building was sold in 1910 to George H. Pitt who converted the Palace into Pitt's Picture Palace with seating for 1,500 people. The conversion work was carried out by Mr W. Branch of Abersychan with electric installations by Messr Crossley of Cardiff.

The Palace used to run variety turns in between films and proved successful. The business changed ownership several times over the next few years and the showing of films and plays ceased around the time talkies emerged with the building then becoming unused for many years. A local company, Ryans, used the building to store vehicles for a while before it being demolished in 1976.

Meilyr Powel, RCAHMW, November 2020

Source:

'Entertaining South Wales - C', overthefootlights.co.uk, pp.3-4