Lloyd Williams

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A sign in London shows where the next open cinema

in General, is Not known, as the seat of the rebellion, Aberystwyth was the only town to open defy the government, and cinemas at the outbreak of the second World War .

In The First week of The Conflict , in September 1939, All places of entertainment were closed on the orders of the Home Office .

But from 4 to 8. September, Aberystwyth was the only town in the UK to ignore this and opened the cinema.

This led to a government descent with All the event to open places, through the weekend.

It was on 3. September 1939-Great Britain declared war on Germany after an ultimatum to stop the invasion of Poland is ignored.

after this, the explains the Home Office , that All places of entertainment should be closed ", to the extent of The Attack is evaluated".

entry from the Coliseum cinema ' s account book, showing that it was to Write "closed due to the outbreak of The War ", on 4 and 5 September

in The Times on 5. In September, George Bernard Shaw called it "a masterstroke of unimaginative stupidity".

in Spite of this judgment, All the venues in the UK, holding the policy - All except those in Aberystwyth.

"The Second World War broke out on 3. September was a Sunday, as most of the cinemas were usually closed," said Ceredigion Museum, the former curator Michael Freeman .

"On the second day, All cinemas remained closed, except for one, the Pier Pavilion cinema, Aberystwyth, on the basis of the show, The Mad Miss Manton with Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda .

"On the fourth day of The War , the Coliseum, Aberystwyth, have opened to receive the delivery of your movies. "

The landmark Coliseum cinema closed in 1977 and reopened in 1983 as the Ceredigion Museum

The city, and the third cinema, the Forum, Bath Street , has been renovated.

A report on the movie theaters still open in the Cambrian-News, said: "Both of them had to get permission from The Chief constable were provided, that you are listening to someone, the siren for the air raid.

"Special warnings about the dangers of air placed in the cinema were attack. "

While The Chief constable of cardiganshire, making JJ Lloyd Williams said that he brought his "discretion" and declared that "All places of entertainment are now available to The Public ", this is an angry response.

"The Home Office States that neither the police President, nor anyone else The Power to open a theatre or cinema without Home Office permission," it said in a statement.

"they are closed under the Home-Office orders, and is rigid. "

The Pier cinema offered space for 1,000 people, but after the fire, there were never movies

While the Pier and the cinema was closed on Thursday, the city, the other two open, i.e., it was still the only British city where movies have been shown.

on Saturday, the Home Office resistance had subsided, and All of the event sanctioned places in "neutral areas" - those not bombed in areas in danger of opening until 22:00.

That was the condition, would be posted to an employee to hear, for the air raid warnings.

But while the government could not in the vicinity of the pier cinema down, it was his position in the vicinity of the coast, which eventually led to its doors closed.

mines

"[It] was closed by 1. October 1941 to 1. In April 1942, because of the concern that the mines in the Irish Sea could blow it up," Mr. Freeman said.

"has A mine explode in the vicinity in October, 1942, and as a result, the pier was closed, from there, probably until the end of The War . "

A report written by The Chief constable, and held at the Ceredigion archives described, sea mines wash up in between are available and the Dyfi estuary.

"In consequence of the danger existing from such mines, a communication on the prohibition of the use of the Aberystwyth Pier and the cinema was issued by me on the instructions of the Marine authorities," it said.

The Pier to the cinema at some point re-opened, but in the year 1960, has been damaged by fire and closed, never again will a film.

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Source of news: bbc.com