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josefinabravo
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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.

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josefinabravo
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Published Date
August 16, 2017

No longer such a new town: Milton Keynes at 50

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the new town Milton Keynes, we delved into the Landscape Institute Archive to see what we could find!

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josefinabravo
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August 8, 2017

Work experience at The MERL

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josefinabravo
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Published Date
June 29, 2017

Discovering the landscape: cut it out!

Discover the different cuttings librarian Claire Wooldridge has found in the Landscape Institute Archive at the Museum of English Rural Life.

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josefinabravo
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Published Date
June 2, 2017

Improved Open Access Library fully accessible again

The MERL and Special Collections Open Access Library is now fully accessible again! In this library, which can be accessed from the…

An image of a Michael Brown drawing.
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josefinabravo
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June 1, 2017

Discovering the landscape: lost landscapes of Michael Brown

Discover the lost landscapes of landscape architect Michael Brown, drawn from the archives of the Landscape Institute at the MERL.

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
April 28, 2017

Access to the MERL and Special Collections Library: May 2017

Due to essential maintenance work, we regret to inform you that access to the MERL and Special Collections open access…

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
April 11, 2017

Is this a garden or a teeny tiny farm?

< Science engagement officer, Robyn Hopcroft, provides an update on our sugar beet growing project. It’s National Gardening Week, and...

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
April 10, 2017

Landscape Education in the UK: past present and future

On Saturday 1 April 2017 MERL hosted a FOLAR (Friends of the Landscape Library and Archive at Reading) study day on…