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Berkshire Record Office[edit | edit source]

Services Offered:

Searchroom & Copying services & Instructions on how to plan a visit
Services for those who can’t go to record office & List of publications for sale
Family History Sources -

Parish Register Guide online – detailed parish record holdings at record office

Non-parochial Register Guide – detailed record holdings at record office

No online databases

Collections -

Summary guide about office’s holdings

Catalogues available throuch Access to Archives

Galleries – online exhibitions of original material

Gateway to other collections & facilities in Southeast

Contact Information:

9 Coley Avenue, Reading
RG1 6AF
Telephone 0118-901-5132
e-mail: arch@reading.gov.uk
Web site: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk

Collections Gateway[edit | edit source]

Access to variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries
Search engine for searching Berkshire and Reading collections

Web site: www.collectionsgateway.org.uk

Reading Central Library[edit | edit source]

Contains local studies section

3,000 photographs & illustrations and a library catalogue - all online

Offers research services
Web site: www.readinglibraries.org.uk/aboutus/central.htm

Berkshire Medical Heritage Center[edit | edit source]

Level 4
Main Entrance
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Telephone: 0118 987 7298

Web site: http://bmhc.org

Eton College[edit | edit source]

College Library
Windsor
SL4 6DB
Telephone: 01753 671269
e-mail: archivist@etoncollege.org.uk

Web site: http://etoncollege.com

Museum of English Rural Life[edit | edit source]

University of Reading
Redlands Road
Reading
RG1 5EX
Telephone: 0118 378 8660
e-mail: merl@reading.ac.uk

Web site: http://merl.org.uk

The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust[edit | edit source]

Mohawk Way
Off Bader Way
Woodley
Reading
RG5 4UE
Telephone: 0118 944 8189
e-mail: MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com

Web site: www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk

West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury[edit | edit source]

West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf
Newbury
RG14 5AS
Telephone: 01635 519532
e-mail: jburrell@westberks.gov.uk

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 Offers research services<br>Web site:&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.readinglibraries.org.uk/aboutus/central.htm www.readinglibraries.org.uk/aboutus/central.htm]
-=== Berkshire Medical Heritage Center <br> ===
+=== Berkshire Medical Heritage Center  ===
 Level 4<br>Main Entrance<br>Royal Berkshire Hospital<br>London Road<br>Reading<br>RG1 5AN<br>Telephone: 0118 987 7298
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 Web site:&nbsp; [http://bmhc.org http://bmhc.org]&nbsp;&nbsp;
-=== Eton College '''<br>''' ===
+=== Eton College  ===
 College Library<br>Windsor<br>SL4 6DB<br>Telephone: 01753 671269<br>e-mail: [mailto:archivist@etoncollege.org.uk archivist@etoncollege.org.uk]
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 Web site:&nbsp; [http://etoncollege.com http://etoncollege.com]
-=== Museum of English Rural Life <br> ===
+=== Museum of English Rural Life  ===
 University of Reading<br>Redlands Road<br>Reading<br>RG1 5EX<br>Telephone: 0118 378 8660<br>e-mail: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk]
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 Web site:&nbsp; [http://merl.org.uk http://merl.org.uk]&nbsp;
-=== The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust <br> ===
+=== The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust  ===
 Mohawk Way<br>Off Bader Way<br>Woodley<br>Reading<br>RG5 4UE<br>Telephone: 0118 944 8189<br>e-mail: [mailto:MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com]
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 Web site:&nbsp; [http://www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk]&nbsp;&nbsp;
-=== West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury <br> ===
+=== West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury  ===
 West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury<br>RG14 5AS<br>Telephone: 01635 519532<br>e-mail: [mailto:jburrell@westberks.gov.uk jburrell@westberks.gov.uk]
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