Gift Ideas

Bayeux Tapestry Facsimile, The

£ 8.5 inc. VAT (+p&p)

• 986 x 11 cm
• Soft-back

Our best selling Bayeux Tapestry product is a pull-out poster version of the tapestry in colour with text in English, French and German.

Guide to Silchester, A

£ 3 (+p&p)

• 21.2 x 14.7 cm
• 32 pages with many b/w images & colour plates
• softback
• 2002 edition

This well-illustrated guide to the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum tells the story of Iron Age and Roman settlement on the Silchester site through archaeological discoveries made from the nineteenth century on. The complete abandonment of the site, unlike other Roman towns in Britain, left a remarkable record of civilian life.

Reading: A Pictorial History

£ 6.99 (+p&p)

• 25.2 x 19 cm
• hardback
• 1994 edition
• Special Offer price - limited period only (usual RRP £12.95)

Author Stuart Hylton retraces the history of Reading through pictorial evidence, mainly photography. The well-chosen images depict various landmarks in the history of the town from 1750 to 1957 and create a concise record of everyday life for Reading people in war and peace.

Silchester Horse Set

£ 66.99 inc VAT (+p&p)

• Brooch alone: £37
• Earrings alone: £29.99

This exclusive set is based on our Silchester Horse on display in the Museum. The triskeles recall late Iron Age art and the figure probably dates from the 1st century AD. It was originally attached to something else, it may possibly have been a handle from a ritual vessel of some kind. (Earrings are for pierced ears only).

Story of Reading, The

£ 9.95 (+p&p)

• 20 x 14 cm
• 192 pages with many b/w images
• softback
• 1999 edition

Daphne Phillips has lived in Reading for more than 40 years. Her book, written with both authority and vitality, is a welcome source of information and pleasure for residents and visitors alike and covers Caversham, Tilehurst, Calcot, Earley and Woodley.

Town of Reading and its Abbey, The

£ 9.95 (+p&p)

• 24.5 x 17 cm
• 162 pages with b/w images
• softback
• 2001 edition

Dr Cecil Slade was a local boy who became head of History and Archaeology at Reading University and made a lifetime study of the town and abbey. His book tells the story of Reading Abbey, and its relationship with the town, from its foundation in 1121 to its long existence as a romantic ruin at the edge of the Forbury Gardens.