New Union Hotel
Introduction
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New Union Hotel
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 3 Oct 2012
According to the hotel's website http://web.archive.org/web/20121026010506/http://www.newunionhotel.com/about-us.html "Situated on the corner of Canal Street & Princess Street, in Manchester's Gay Village, the New Union is a friendly mixed bar. The Union Hotel was built in 1865 & the name refers to the union of countries in the Commonwealth at that time. The building's stained glass windows depict those countries including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, India & New Foundland. It has been a gay venue for as long as anyone can remember & in the 50s the owner went to prison for running a public house of ill repute. The name was changed to the New Union in the 70s & the pub was extended in the mid 90s to cater for the increasing number of visitors to the Gay Village. The current owners took the reigns in 2004." Note: Photograph is for record purposes only and the description refers only to the situation at the time the photograph was taken. The photographer has no connection to the business depicted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.476149
Longitude
-2.238467