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The Amman Alpha Cinema in Brynamman was constructed at an expense of around £3,00 by the Alpha Cinema Company in 1914 and was opened on 17 December of that year, despite the refusal of their theatrical licence in 1914 and 1915 (it was granted in 1916) and rivalry with the nearby Public Hall (Nprn 414807). The cinema showed plays and concerts as well as motion pictures. The building was demolished in 1965.

(Sources: People's Collection Wales; Welsh Newspapers Online: Amman valley Chronicle and East Camarthen News: 17.12.1914, 24.12.1914, 23.09.1915, 14.09.1916)
A.N. Coward, RCAHMW, 15.05.2018