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Savoy Theatre

Photograph at the Savoy Theatre blue plaque

The Savoy Theatre occupies what has been called the oldest theatre site in Wales, dating back to Elizabethan times. In 1927 the building was restored as 'The New Picture House', and the first talking picture was shown in 1930.

Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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  • © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) - never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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