The Union Hotel

The Union Hotel is an early 19th-century building located on Chapel Street in Penzance. It features a stucco exterior with a plain ground floor, above which are flat Ionic pilasters that are fluted. The building stands three storeys high and has six windows, two of which are blocked. The second-floor windows have sill aprons, and the sashes include glazing bars. The ground floor windows are set in slight recesses. To the right, there is a wide recessed doorway that was originally a carriageway.

Inside, the hotel boasts a fine Assembly Room dating from 1791, which was the site of the first public announcement of the victory at Trafalgar. This large room measures over 23 feet high and features a vaulted ceiling with a dentilled cornice. There is a balustraded gallery with an elliptical arch, a fireplace supported by Tuscan columns, and large semi-circular headed windows. The hotel also has a Regency staircase and an Art Nouveau bar at the rear.

All listed buildings on the northeast side of Chapel Street form a group.