The Common Room

The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining and wider scientific innovation.

Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers. We do this by running a range of events and programmes for the public, families, schools and industry, celebrating the North East's industrial past and present, and looking towards our future.

The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings and gigs, and is complete with its own cafe bar, 5|Quarter.