 The Museum of English Rural Life | |
  Location within Reading | |
| Established | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Location | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°26′55″N 0°57′40″W / 51.44868°N 0.96098°W |
| Type | Agricultural museum |
| Accreditation | Arts Council England National Archives |
| Website | merl |
The Museum of English Rural Life, also known as The MERL, is a museum, library and archive dedicated to recording the changing face of farming and the countryside in England. The museum is run by the University of Reading, and is situated in Redlands Road to the rear of the institution's London Road Campus near to the centre of Reading in southern England. The location was formerly known as East Thorpe House and then St Andrew's Hall. It is an accredited museum and accredited archive as recognised by Arts Council England and the National Archives.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ "Doors set to open on rural museum". BBC. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "About the Museum of English Rural Life". University of Reading. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ "Our History – Museum of English Rural Life". University of Reading. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ "List of Accredited museums in the UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man". Arts Council England. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Accredited archive services, statistics and outcomes". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2018.