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BISCUIT TOWN: 200 YEARS OF HUNTLEY & PALMERS IN READING
Reading is celebrating 200 years of biscuit heritage in 2022 In 1822, one of the most famous names in baking, Huntley & Palmers biscuits, began life as a small baker’s shop in London Street, Reading. Within 40 years, the company that created Nice biscuits, the Gingernut and Bath Olivers, was exporting its goods across the […]
Find out more »BISCUIT TOWN 200: BISCUIT CRUMB TRAIL
Explore Huntley & Palmers heritage on a self-led walk between The MERL & Reading Museum Pick up a free leaflet at The MERL or Reading Museum and discover significant places from Huntley & Palmers' history in the area between The MERL and Reading Museum. See the location of Joseph Huntley's first baker's shop and the […]
Find out more »BISCUIT TOWN: FAMILY ACTIVITY PACK
This pack is full of fun things to do at The MERL and Reading Museum, and back at home, including colouring sheets, gallery trails, crafts and recipes, all inspired by our Huntley & Palmers collections, which you can see in a special exhibition at The MERL and in the Huntley & Palmers gallery at Reading […]
Find out more »TOUR OF EAST THORPE FOR HERITAGE OPEN DAYS
A rare opportunity to see inside the Victorian former home of Sir Alfred Palmer 2022 marks 200 years since Joseph Huntley opened his first baker’s shop at 72 London Street, Reading. This moment marked the beginning of an innovative business that would become world-famous, revolutionising biscuit-making across the globe and transforming Reading forever: Huntley & […]
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