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“MERL was the brainchild of academics at the Department of Agriculture”
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) at the University of Reading is renowned for its extensive collection of agricultural and rural objects and archive materials spanning several centuries. Jim Gerrard has been to see how its display galleries and storage areas have changed since a recent £3.3mn redevelopment
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BELOW: The impressive ‘A year on the farm’ gallery is split into four sections, each with its own seasonal theme. The highlight of the Autumn section is a 1918 IH Titan 10/20 and a Ransomes RYLT threefurrow riding plough.
