In 1911, according to the census, the population of Brighton was 131,237 and a good many of them flocked to The Duke of York's Picture House when it opened on 22 September 1910. Also in 1910 Brighton & Hove Albion gained its only national honour, beating Football League champions Aston Villa to win the Charity Shield. The club was then in the Southern League. Then came World War I (1914-18) when the Royal Pavillion was used as a hospital for Indian soldiers.