@thecommonroomgn.bsky.social
The Common Room in Newcastle upon Tyne is a heritage venue, library and archive. It has a cafe bar called 5|Quarter.
🎄✨ Feeling festive? There are just a few tickets left for our cosy evening Christmas Bottle Painting event at The Common Room.
Bring your creativity & get into the holiday spirit - paint your own festive bottles, turn them into personalised decor or gifts, & enjoy a warm, fun-filled evening 🎁🖌️
...and it's free!
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📣 General Admission Day is tomorrow!
Come along and have a guided tour around The Common Room - explore the building, soak up the history, & learn what makes this place so special.
🕰️ 10am–4pm. 5|Quarter café will be serving hot drinks & light snacks.
👉 Bring a friend & enjoy a relaxed look around
Sunday 16th November
Cole Stacey, live at The Common Room.
Event info and tickets 👇🏻
Dec 20th - Our festive family film back! Enjoy a Christmas adventure starring our favourite, forgetful cat. Come early for some crafting time in our Wood Hall beforehand. Includes a delicious treat for every child.
Festive drinks & snacks available at 5|Quarter Café Bar.
Doors: 11:00
Film: 11:30
🧑🎨🖍️ Craft a unique Christmas decoration or gift that's beautifully illuminated with fairly lights, perfect for adding a touch of sparkle to this festive season.
Also, enjoy festive drinks and snacks available at 5|Quarter Café Bar.
See more information: thecommonroom.org.uk/event/christ...
Looking to host a music or comedy event? We are offering FREE ROOM* HIRE at the Common Room throughout January & February 2026. Email us at events@thecommonroom.org.uk to see availability.
*Wood Hall and Lecture Theatre (music and comedy shows).
Save the date NAG seminar 2026. Image of a pin stuck into a map at Nottingham. 20 &21 May 2026, Albert Hall, Nottingham, also with NAG Forum 20th May. More info https://nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
Save the Date! NAG Seminar and Forum is coming to Nottingham for 2026 and we're making it a two day event 🎉
- 20th and 21st May 2026
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
More info: nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
📚 #NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
Morning. Unfortunately, we have had to close the café due to staff illness. We will hopefully be back as usual tomorrow.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
We are hiring - please share ↗️
Want to work in a beautiful, city centre, Grade II* listed building?
We currently have the following job vacancy:
🍹 Food and Beverage Supervisor
🕰️ 20 hours minimum per week
📍 Newcastle, 2 min from Central Station
🔗 Apply now: thecommonroom.org.uk/work-with-us/
Man in boiler suit and 70s hair theatrically drops weight into bucket of foam. Images have colour shifted with age
Our pamphlet collections contain some unexpected joys but this series of photos of a man testing the strength of a new silicate foam has to be our cataloguing favourite for today….
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We had such a lovely, sold-out evening of music from James Yorkston & Nina Persson earlier this week. Their funny stories & brilliant rapport between songs made it extra special. Thanks to all the wonderful people who attended & made it a night to remember.
@jamesyorkston.bsky.social
I know we've still got the rest of Autumn to enjoy but we are planning our festive programme of events. Keep an eye out for more information in due course.
20.09.2025 22:09 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
On sept. General Admission, come & re-live your memories of S&DR150 with materials from the 1975 celebrations.
It's the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway - but how did they celebrate in 1925? See original souvenirs they produced 100 years ago!
Our café bar will also be open ☕🥐
James Yorksron & Nina Persson on Sept. 17th is now sold out. Should be a good one! 🙌🏼
14.09.2025 10:54 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two book covers John Curr - the man who revolutionised mining / Charles P Dixon A history of Quakers and the lead mining industry of the north Pennines / David Penn
Always lovely to receive copies of books that use images of our archives! Thank you to both of these authors for sending us these volumes for our collections.
03.09.2025 14:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🏃♂️ The Great North Run is here Sun 7th Sept! Our “Born to Run” talk on Fri 5th is sold out – thanks to all attending. Good luck to every runner 👏 esp. those fundraising. Big shoutout to our own David @dvwllms.bsky.social - running for Heel and Toe 💛 We’ll be cheering you on! @greatrun.bsky.social
02.09.2025 20:32 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
September at The Common Room.
📖 4th – Book Launch: Tyneside’s Railway Heritage
🎸 6th – Edgar Jones live
📕 11th – NEIMME Book Launch: William Thomas & the S&D Railway
🏛 17th – General Admission Day + Railway 200 archive
🚋 18th – Talk: Newcastle Trams
Full info & tix 👉 thecommonroom.org.uk/whats-on
🎬✨ Wallace & Gromit screenings start tomorrow at The Common Room.
🧀 A Grand Day Out
👖 The Wrong Trousers
🐑 A Close Shave
📅 22nd, 26th & 28th Aug
⏰ 11am & 1:30pm - triple features
💛 Pay what you feel
Family fun sorted ✅
Join us at for our free General Admission Day on 27th August.
Explore our stunning building with our tour guides & relax in our 5|Quarter Cafe Bar.
🎨 Also, this month we are also host a special art exhibition from the Something Wonderful Project, commemorating the Montagu Mining Disaster of 1925.
Next week, as part of our summer events in August, we are transforming our Wood Hall into a play area, including a bouncy castle & giant snakes and ladders - for only £3 per child!
We have other free & affordable events this month - see more information here thecommonroom.org.uk/family-summe...
Sorry for any inconvenience, but even though we have had to close our Café today, the scheduled Stay & Play session is OPEN AS ADVERTISED ✏️✍🏼
We hope to be back tomorrow ☕
Celebrate Summer at The Common Room with us this August. For the little ones we have:
- Stay & Play (Free)
- Bounce & Play (Only £3 per child)
- Wallace & Gromit Films (Pay what you feel)
- Hunt A Duck (Free)
Grown-ups, we have drinks & snacks in our café bar + other events going on in the month.
🗓️ 31.07.2025 | New play, Harper Thursday and the Magic Lantern, has its premiere this Thursday at The Common Room.
28.07.2025 07:53 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Catch Kean Kavanagh, one of Ireland’s most unique new voices, live at The Common Room on November 28th.
22.07.2025 15:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Edgar Summertime Jones | 6th September. Catch this true cult hero live in the unique setting of The Common Room with support from local singer-songwriter John Nellist.
22.07.2025 15:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The school holidays are here! Why not pop down to The Common Room for our free monthly General Admission day?
Discover the history of our beautiful Grade II* listed building, explore the collections, catch the fab Northumberland Line Photographic Journey exhibition before it's gone. Café Open ☕🥖
NEW WOW
Edgar Summertyme Jones
Lecture Theatre - @thecommonroomgn.bsky.social
Saturday 6th September
On sale now:
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