News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- January 24, 2018
It started with a sheep
Discover the story of the Mewes Knitters volunteers at the Museum of English Rural Life from knitting a coat for a sheep to decorating a shepherd’s hut.
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- December 8, 2017
‘The Poetry Survives’: Lindsay Anderson’s ‘Foot and Mouth’
Our poet-in-residence Jack Thacker explores how researching foot and mouth through archives at the MERL and the films by Lindsay Anderson has inspired him.
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- November 24, 2017
The Land Girl’s Lament: Tracking a mystery poet
This is the story of trying to find a lost land girl. It began when a poem recently arrived at…
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- November 21, 2017
Something worth crowing about: our new Poultry Archive project
Discover more about the launch of a new project at the Museum of English Rural Life to develop and explore some of our poultry-related archive collections!
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- October 11, 2017
Mental health in the countryside
Mental health is an issue which continues to be ignored and misunderstood, but we can see evidence of its impact in the countryside throughout history.
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- September 13, 2017
Research bursaries available: Land Settlement Association and Landscape Institute
We are pleased to offer bursaries to encourage use and engagement with our Land Settlement or Landscape Institute archives.
