Audio Guide

Listen to our new self-guided heritage trail, winding through the building that once echoed with the hustle and bustle of mining innovation. Explore our Victorian, three story high Wood Hall library with stained glass windows, and our Edwardian wood panelled Lecture Theatre. Journey through time and innovation as we invite you to explore the rich tapestry of the region's engineering past.

Our previous in-person Graft & Glory exhibition panels

Graft & Glory Virtual Exhibition

Explore our digital Graft & Glory exhibition, learn something new about our industrial heritage and the shift towards a green revolution in the north.

Our exhibition is best explored on laptop, desktop or tablet devices.

Use our Superheroes Activity Sheet to help you find out fun facts from our engineering Superheroes.

Podcasts

Dig into our podcast archive to listen to conversations that shine our region's engineering past, present and future in a new light.

Listen to the latest series of The Face of Engineering, hosted by Ngunan Adamu, and learn something new about the region's industrial heritage with Pioneering Minds.

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Blog

Click here to read the latest news and features from The Common Room's programming team, and keep up to date with our projects.

Young person in our lecture theatre wearing noise cancelling headphones.

Pre-Visit Document

Download a pre-visit visual story resource aimed at our younger, neuro-divergent visitors, to help them prepare for what they might see or do at The Common Room, and help with sensory processing.