The 150th anniversary of a building opened as a centre of North East industry is being marked with a festival of events.
The grade II-star listed Neville Hall on Westgate Road in Newcastle was constructed between 1869 and 1872 as the headquarters for The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, which is celebrating its 170th anniversary this year.
The building is now The Common Room, a charity established in 2017 to manage the redevelopment and refurbishment of the former Mining Institute headquarters following an award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund of £4.1m towards the initial project costs of £7.1m.
