Museum of English Rural Life
About Museum of English Rural Life
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.
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This is a really cool example of security in a museum. This is at the Museum of English Rural Life — it's a bit of security they didn't realize they had. They have within their collection on display a 150-year-old mouse trap.
from No Such Thing As A Limited Edition, 2017-03-17 at 00:27:09 · read transcript
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