Neville Hall

Neville Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the centre of Newcastle which is the headquarters of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers.

It contains a number of significant historic spaces including the Wood Memorial Hall and the semi-circular basement lecture theatre which is modelled on that at the Royal Institution in London.

Our Client aspired to conserve the building providing the services required for a modern conference and meeting venue whilst preserving its character and aesthetic qualities.

An existing escape stair was demolished and replaced with a new, modern core used to provide vertical circulation and M&E services risers. The refurbishment works were complicated by the proximity of the building to subterranean remains of Hadrian’s Wall as well as other remnants of medieval Newcastle.

New underfloor heating systems were installed in the Wood Memorial Hall along with carefully integrated ventilation systems and concealed LED lighting systems enabling the room to be used comfortably by 160 people.

Elsewhere, radical engineering solutions were adopted to provide appropriate environmental conditions in the lecture theatre and other meeting rooms without impacting on the extensive historic building façade.