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The '''New Union''' is a long-established gay bar in [[Manchester]]. | [[File:New Union , Manchester.jpg|thumb|The New Union]]The '''New Union''' is a long-established gay bar and hotel in [[Manchester]]'s gay village.<ref>http://www.newunionhotel.com/ Official website</ref> | ||
:The New Union, as a gay and lesbian meeting place, probably goes back as far as the nineteenth century. It certainly existed before WWII. One suggestion for the name is that the ‘new’ in its title celebrated the [[United Kingdom#History|union [in 1801] of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland | :"The New Union, as a gay and lesbian meeting place, probably goes back as far as the nineteenth century. It certainly existed before WWII. One suggestion for the name is that the ‘new’ in its title celebrated the [[United Kingdom#History|union]] [in 1801] of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland."<ref>http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Arts/Out-in-the-Past-Trail-part-one</ref> | ||
It is featured in the [[Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail]]. | It is featured in the [[Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail]]. | ||
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[[Category:Manchester]] | [[Category:Manchester gay village]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 10 July 2026
The New Union is a long-established gay bar and hotel in Manchester's gay village.[1]
- "The New Union, as a gay and lesbian meeting place, probably goes back as far as the nineteenth century. It certainly existed before WWII. One suggestion for the name is that the ‘new’ in its title celebrated the union [in 1801] of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland."[2]
It is featured in the Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail.
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