Blog Join us in exploring Reading's history, our community and our objects. All Posts Collections Community Get involved Reading’s history Reading Abbey Things to do Apply The Day Reading Was Bombed: The People’s Pantry 75 years on 30 Jan 2018 Local historian Mike Cooper, explores the events of 10 February 1943, when the centre of Reading was bombed with the loss of 41 lives. Five things you probably didn’t know about Reading’s Bayeux Tapestry 19 Jan 2018 Five facts that you might not know about Britain's Bayeux Tapestry at Reading Museum. A brief guide to creating a Museum Gallery! 5 Jan 2018 Find out how we created the Story of Reading Gallery. Garden Party to Prison Cell: Oscar Wilde in Reading 20 Nov 2017 Professor Peter Stoneley explores Oscar Wilde's more positive relationship with Reading before his infamous incarceration at Reading Gaol. The Feast of All Souls: Halloween, Hallowmas, and Reading Abbey 31 Oct 2017 Find out about the medieval origins of Halloween, and Reading's role in bringing the festival to England. Why did Jane Austen go to school in Reading? 19 Oct 2017 Did you know that Jane Austen went to school in Reading? Read more to find out why! Five Fascinating Facts about Reading’s River Thames 29 Sep 2017 Reading’s life-giving waterways have been absolutely vital to the development of the town over the centuries. Sir John Soane and Reading 10 Sep 2017 Sir John Soane, the son of a Berkshire bricklayer, became one of Britain's most influential 19th century architects. Icing on the cake: How Reading’s heritage reaches all corners of the globe. 8 Sep 2017 Find out about how a 106 year old Reading-made Huntley & Palmers fruit cake was found near the South Pole! Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Current page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Next page Next › Last page Last »
The Day Reading Was Bombed: The People’s Pantry 75 years on 30 Jan 2018 Local historian Mike Cooper, explores the events of 10 February 1943, when the centre of Reading was bombed with the loss of 41 lives.
Five things you probably didn’t know about Reading’s Bayeux Tapestry 19 Jan 2018 Five facts that you might not know about Britain's Bayeux Tapestry at Reading Museum.
A brief guide to creating a Museum Gallery! 5 Jan 2018 Find out how we created the Story of Reading Gallery.
Garden Party to Prison Cell: Oscar Wilde in Reading 20 Nov 2017 Professor Peter Stoneley explores Oscar Wilde's more positive relationship with Reading before his infamous incarceration at Reading Gaol.
The Feast of All Souls: Halloween, Hallowmas, and Reading Abbey 31 Oct 2017 Find out about the medieval origins of Halloween, and Reading's role in bringing the festival to England.
Why did Jane Austen go to school in Reading? 19 Oct 2017 Did you know that Jane Austen went to school in Reading? Read more to find out why!
Five Fascinating Facts about Reading’s River Thames 29 Sep 2017 Reading’s life-giving waterways have been absolutely vital to the development of the town over the centuries.
Sir John Soane and Reading 10 Sep 2017 Sir John Soane, the son of a Berkshire bricklayer, became one of Britain's most influential 19th century architects.
Icing on the cake: How Reading’s heritage reaches all corners of the globe. 8 Sep 2017 Find out about how a 106 year old Reading-made Huntley & Palmers fruit cake was found near the South Pole!
