Albany Ward's Palace Cinema at Codford
during the First World War.
Danny Howell writes:
Albany Ward opened his Electric Picture Palace
cinema at the Athenaeum, Warminster, on
Monday 9th September 1912 and ran it for
nearly 15 years until the expiry of his lease on
25th March 1927. He also ran many cinemas
for soldiers during the First World War while
they were in local training camps including
Codford (pictured above), Heytesbury and Sutton Veny.
You can discover more about Albany Ward
at the event advertised here:
Albany Ward
Cinema Pioneer Of The South West
A talk by Ruth Butler
at
Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre,
Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, SN15 3QN
on
Wednesday 24th May 2017
10.30 a.m.
Tickets £3
Tickets
for events at the History Centre
may be purchased in advance at the
Help Desk
(Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.)
or can be reserved by telephoning 01249 705500.
Payment by credit card or
cheque is
only possible for 2 or more tickets.
Numbers may be limited so
please
buy your ticket in advance.
Please aim to arrive 15 minutes
before the event begins.
For further information contact:
To read more about Albany Ward, see:
