A close up colour photograph of a decayed spine of one of our books embossed with the Lit & Phil Society stamps. The leather spine of the book has 'red rot' which causes older books exposed to gas light fumes to perish.

STAIR LIFT ACCESS

If you are planning to visit the library, please be aware that our stair lift is currently out of order.

We are working hard to get this resolved as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment.

#newcastle #newcastleupontyne #litandphil

Sitting in the James Knott room at Newcastle's wonderful #LitandPhil with a copy of Shon Faye's The Transgender Issue to add to the reading pile...

ClassicsFest continues today, "Reconstructing the Cosmos with Hesiod" with Prof. Athanassios Vergados

litandphil.org.uk/event/classics…

#classicsfest #whyciceromatters #litandphil #publicphilosophy #newcastleevents #culturednortheast #artscouncilengland

A wooden chess set in the Literary and Philosophical society in Newcastle, but with pieces misplaced.

Sometimes politics today reminds me of this chess set waiting to catch the unwary in the #LitandPhil in Newcastle - all the pieces are present, but not in the right places, so the usual set plays won't work.

@chionwurah.bsky.social #LitandPhil

The view from our Newcastle hotel room looking out on the castle with the bridges over the river Tyne behind it.

Sunrise over the castle on Saturday morning in Newcastle, taken through our hotel window

#ThreeThingsThursday #gratitude ##TinyJoys
1) a trip to #Newcastle with @jazzteabeer 🚄
2) my first visit to the lovely #LitAndPhil 📚
3) good food, excellent music & connecting with people🍲🎶💬
4) being upgraded to a room with a fabulous view 👀
5) catching up with family 💬