Historic building undergoes multi-million pound transformation into innovation hub

Work is underway on the preservation and transformation of a historic Grade II listed building in the centre of Newcastle.

Neville Hall on Westgate Road, also known as The Mining Institute, is currently undergoing a two year development to preserve the building and create new central hub for innovation and engineering.

Originally built between 1869 and 1872 to provide a headquarters for The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Neville Hall holds one of the world’s largest publicly accessible collections of mining information.

In July 2018, The Common Room of the Great North was awarded £4.1m by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to revitalise the building.

Scheduled for completion towards the end of next year, the hall will reopen as The Common Room and will serve as an innovation hub and events venue.

Liz Mayes, Chief Executive of The Common Room“When the building reopens as The Common Room in late 2020, it will not only celebrate our region’s engineering heritage but it will also be a centre for education and training and will provide a spectacular space for events, conferences and weddings.“

“It’s vital that we now conserve the building for generations to come and that we make use of it as a place to inspire our young engineers and celebrate the world-class engineering and innovation that still takes place in the North East today.”

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