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Tag: MERL

Posted on March 23, 2023March 24, 2023

Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), Reading

Today I knocked a visit to the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) off my to-do list. While I have been in the MERL building before I have never actually been in the museum itself having only previously had a tour of the house that abuts it. The entrance to the museum itself is really …

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Posted on September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

East Thorpe House, Heritage Open Days 2022

This morning’s Heritage Open Day visit almost didn’t happen for me when my bus in to town was late (unusually very late. Most Reading Buses are incredibly punctual). I emailed to say that I was going to be delayed and ran from the bus stop to the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) where we …

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