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=== Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead === | === Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead === | ||
Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead<br>St Ives Road<br>Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK<br>Telephone: 01628 796 969<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@rbwm.gov.uk libraries@rbwm.gov.uk] | Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead<br>St Ives Road<br>Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK<br>Telephone: 01628 796 969<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@rbwm.gov.uk libraries@rbwm.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/directory/7/find_a_library www3.rbwm.gov.uk] | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
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=== Berkshire Medical Heritage Center === | === Berkshire Medical Heritage Center === | ||
Level 4<br>Main Entrance<br>Royal Berkshire Hospital<br>London Road<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AN UK<br>Telephone: 0118 322 8478<br>Email: [mailto:sherkiela.corbin-browne@royalberkshire.nhs.uk sherkiela.corbin-browne@royalberkshire.nhs.uk] | Level 4<br>Main Entrance<br>Royal Berkshire Hospital<br>London Road<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AN UK<br>Telephone: 0118 322 8478<br>Email: [mailto:sherkiela.corbin-browne@royalberkshire.nhs.uk sherkiela.corbin-browne@royalberkshire.nhs.uk]<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/get-involved/medical-museum.htm www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk] | |||
:The Royal Berkshire Medical Museum is part of the Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre which was founded in 1997. | :The Royal Berkshire Medical Museum is part of the Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre which was founded in 1997. | ||
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=== Museum of English Rural Life === | === Museum of English Rural Life === | ||
University of Reading<br>Redlands Road<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK<br>Telephone: 0118 378 8660<br>Email: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk] | University of Reading<br>Redlands Road<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK<br>Telephone: 0118 378 8660<br>Email: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk]<br> | ||
Website: [https://www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL] | |||
:The new museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life. | :The new museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life. | ||
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=== The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust === | === The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust === | ||
Mohawk Way<br>(off The Bader Way)<br>Woodley<br>Nr. Reading, Berkshire RG5 4UE UK<br>Telephone: 0118 944 8089<br>Email: [mailto:MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com] | Mohawk Way<br>(off The Bader Way)<br>Woodley<br>Nr. Reading, Berkshire RG5 4UE UK<br>Telephone: 0118 944 8089<br>Email: [mailto:MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com]<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk] | |||
:Berkshire's dynamic contribution to aviation history is graphically re-captured at the museum. | :Berkshire's dynamic contribution to aviation history is graphically re-captured at the museum. | ||
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=== West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury === | === West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury === | ||
West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK<br>Telephone: 01635 519562<br>Email: [mailto:museum@westberks.gov.uk museum@westberks.gov.uk] | West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK<br>Telephone: 01635 519562<br>Email: [mailto:museum@westberks.gov.uk museum@westberks.gov.uk]<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum] | |||
:Our permanent exhibition tells the story of West Berkshire. From the rocks under our feet to the stories of the people who have lived here; our early ancestors, to well-known characters like Jack of Newbury to our most recent family: they have created the towns and villages, roads and canals, fields and farms, industries, pastimes and organisations that we know today. | :Our permanent exhibition tells the story of West Berkshire. From the rocks under our feet to the stories of the people who have lived here; our early ancestors, to well-known characters like Jack of Newbury to our most recent family: they have created the towns and villages, roads and canals, fields and farms, industries, pastimes and organisations that we know today. | ||
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=== Collections Gateway <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1310139840168_204" /> === | === Collections Gateway <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1310139840168_204" /> === | ||
Website: [http://www.collectionsgateway.org.uk/index.asp www.collectionsgateway.org.uk] | |||
:A website giving you access to a variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries. We believe collections enrich independent learning and research for a wide range of age groups and interests. | :A website giving you access to a variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries. We believe collections enrich independent learning and research for a wide range of age groups and interests. | ||
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Berkshire Archives and Libraries
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Berkshire Record Office[edit | edit source]
9 Coley Avenue
Reading, Berkshire RG1 6AF UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132
Email: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk
Website: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk
Catalogue: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/search-archives/
- The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history. On this website you can discover more about our holdings and how to use us, as well as see some of the treasures from our collections.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Eton College[edit | edit source]
Eton College Library
Eton College
Windsor SL4 6DB UK
Telephone: 01753 370 590
Email: archivist@etoncollege.org.uk
Website: www.etoncollege.com
- College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance. Established soon after the foundation of Eton College, it houses more than 150,000 items, ranging from the 9th to 21st centuries. These include printed and manuscript volumes, literary manuscripts, autograph letters, and prints and drawings.
Reading Central Library[edit | edit source]
Abbey Square
Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ UK
Telephone: 0118 901 5950
Website: www.reading.gov.uk/centrallibrary
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead[edit | edit source]
Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives Road
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK
Telephone: 01628 796 969
Email: libraries@rbwm.gov.uk
Website: www3.rbwm.gov.uk
Museums[edit | edit source]
Berkshire Medical Heritage Center[edit | edit source]
Level 4
Main Entrance
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AN UK
Telephone: 0118 322 8478
Email: sherkiela.corbin-browne@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Website: www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk
- The Royal Berkshire Medical Museum is part of the Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre which was founded in 1997.
- Our aim is to preserve and display items of historical medical interest particularly those with a local connection.
- We do this by means of our museum, peripheral displays at other sites in the Royal Berkshire Hospital, photographic exhibitions, by recording oral histories and by publishing and promoting books on local healthcare history.
Museum of English Rural Life[edit | edit source]
University of Reading
Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK
Telephone: 0118 378 8660
Email: merl@reading.ac.uk
Website: www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
- The new museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life.
- Come and discover our new interactive, immersive galleries which explore questions of identity, environment, technology, culture and health.
The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust[edit | edit source]
Mohawk Way
(off The Bader Way)
Woodley
Nr. Reading, Berkshire RG5 4UE UK
Telephone: 0118 944 8089
Email: MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com
Website: www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk
- Berkshire's dynamic contribution to aviation history is graphically re-captured at the museum.
- Run as a charitable trust, the museum is at the historic site of Woodley Airfield, near Reading, U.K. - once the centre of a thriving aircraft industry.
- Miles and Handley Page aircraft built at Woodley are being re-constructed and exhibited along with fascinating pictorial records and priceless archives.
West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury[edit | edit source]
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf
Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK
Telephone: 01635 519562
Email: museum@westberks.gov.uk
Website: www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum
- Our permanent exhibition tells the story of West Berkshire. From the rocks under our feet to the stories of the people who have lived here; our early ancestors, to well-known characters like Jack of Newbury to our most recent family: they have created the towns and villages, roads and canals, fields and farms, industries, pastimes and organisations that we know today.
Collections[edit | edit source]
Collections Gateway [edit | edit source]
Website: www.collectionsgateway.org.uk
- A website giving you access to a variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries. We believe collections enrich independent learning and research for a wide range of age groups and interests.
- The site offers:
- A single ‘first point of call’ for anyone seeking to locate information on research collections held by Berkshire and Reading institutions
- A search facility that allows users to locate specific information across the whole site
- Descriptions of individual collections, recent research and research priorities
- User information on access arrangements and research facilities
- Guidance on further sources of information, including links to object level information and other data sources
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