Riverside Museum

The Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock

Telling the story of Reading's two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames - the Riverside Museum occupies two former industrial buildings, the Screen House and the Turbine House.
Following consultation, the Screen House displays the gypsy caravan, a video about gypsy life and a medieval mill wheel found when The Oracle was built. A hands-on interactive shows how the mill wheel worked.
The Turbine House is a unique building that spans the Kennet with waterside views of the town centre, housing preserved turbine machinery and occasional summertime art exhibitions and events.
 

Why not combine a visit to the Riverside Museum with a trip to the Museum of Reading? A new Riverside Trail leaflet links the Riverside Museum with the Museum of Reading and has quirky details about other historic sites, such as the area around Forbury Gardens and the Holybrook. It also illustrates a riverside pedestrian route to and from The Oracle. Pick up your copy of the trail at either Museum.
For the latest on events at the Riverside Museum please see the News & Events pages.
 

Reading Borough Council has worked in partnership with the Bel and The Dragon restaurant (www.belandthedragon.co.uk), Thames Water and with generous support from the Heritage Lottery Fund in this £2 million development of the Blake’s Lock site. A significant investment of around £180,000 has been made to enhance the museum facilities, which now include improved access for disabled visitors and on-site refreshments.

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