History

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.

You can see the Union to the left of the central building in this picture (taken in 1906) looking towards Whitworth St from Princess St .

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.