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The Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading uses its diverse collections to explore how the skills and experiences of rural people, past and present, help shape our lives.

MERL is grateful to its major funders, the University of Reading , Research England and Arts Council England

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    Did you know?

    Mattresses, plaited from sedges, were made to support a mother during childbirth or a corpse after death. After use it would have been burned.


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