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We are FOLAR Friends of the Landscape Archive at Reading. We champion The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We're bonkers about drawings! folar.uk/events/hal-moggridg… see recordings
- This Saturday, 21 June, join us for an unprecedented chance to be one of 25 FOLAR MEMBERS to meet Hal Moggridge on his guided tour of one of his projects, Upton Wold in Moreton-in-Marsh. Further information & ticket information www.folar.uk/events/visit... FOLAR members JOIN www.folar.uk/membership
- that dotty black rectangle that breaches the 'boundary' road but not included in the key - is that an existing something? Very stylish plan!
- It's a woodland (very much FOLAR territory!). The masterplan emphasised its value.
- At Lancaster University for the launch of Richard Brook's brilliant book on postwar Manchester architecture and planning.
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- @folar.bsky.social Celebrating 75 years of landscape teaching and research at Newcastle University: events including exhibitions, discussions with the landscape team, & a series of interviews delving into the history and development of the landscape course -see here www.ncl.ac.uk/apl/research...
- My alma mater! I wish I could see the exhibition - but at least I can follow all the on-line podcasts. Can't wait!!
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- This 1947 model was made by Leslie Thorp to be presented to the House of Lords to illustrate Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's plans for the new Bankside power station. In the foreground, vacant plots mark buildings destroyed during WWII.
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- Beltaine, also known as May Day (1st May), marks the beginning of summer in pagan & Gaelic calendars. It's marked with Maypole dancing, bonfires, fertility rituals (👀) & by making posies & leaving them at the doors of those you love. Merry May Day 🌿-some May posies my daughters made 8 years ago:
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- Congratulations to @themerl.bsky.social public programming and front of house team. Kudos to the folks who our led public-facing work in the past. Thanks to 7 decades of Museum-goers. Without you, we're a lonely shed of old rural guff, but with you we're a thriving community of smock-loving legends!
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- Have been so impressed with the traffic reduction in Paris. Only one lane for traffic here - including buses. Most of the street dedicated to walking and cycling. Side streets just for walking and cycling but also with trees, public toilets and benches.
- More to come but @joebeale.bsky.social @garrypogson.bsky.social Wall on the wall With white stag SW corner of #blackheath. Seems settled. Just so you know. #butterflies @ukbutterflies.bsky.social 1st one in 36 years of being here. Very 😎😎
- Thanks to @neheritagelib.bsky.social for publishing our article on Byker. Silvie Fisch and I also currently have a small display at Newcastle’s Farrell Centre on the early years of Byker’s redevelopment.
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- 20C Women in landscape design - FOLAR and The Gardens Trust - Wednesday, 30 April, 18:00 19:30 The work of Marian Thompson (Grierson) will be presented by her son Bruce Thompson www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/c20-women-... #folar-landscape #MERL #FOLARevent www.folar.uk/events
- I am enjoying the contrast between people who think the pig is *hilarious* and those who Definitely Do Not. Particularly the two small children at the front left. #TinyJoys
- Home. And the common good.
- 101 Outdoor Arts are based at Greenham Common, Newbury, a former RAF base that once stationed 96 American nuclear missiles. In the 1980s, a group of West Berkshire commoners rose up in response, and made a disproportionate impact on the international arms race. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2020/06...
- ok this wins Best Question of the Week
- *taps mic* we're launching a podcast! Here's a round-up of our highlights for the months ahead: from a blockbuster garden exhibition, to free talks and tours (online and in-person), and the pilot of our very own podcast, Absolute Units. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
- How can art help us renew our relationships with England's natural landscapes and commons? If you can make it to Newbury on 3 March, join the team at 101 Outdoor Arts for a collaborative discussion on the topic!
- 101 Outdoor Arts are based at Greenham Common, Newbury, a former RAF base that once stationed 96 American nuclear missiles. In the 1980s, a group of West Berkshire commoners rose up in response, and made a disproportionate impact on the international arms race. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2020/06...
- (blog by former MERL icon, @felicitymcwilliams.bsky.social)
- To keep fragile or small items protected, some of our material is stored in boxes like these. This tiny ‘Book of Nouns’ from 1800 may seem normal size on the shelf, but in reality it’s only 6cm tall! [C.C. 423 BOO]
- Not sure we can beat a thumbnail sized, tin dwelling Galileo, but we will take the bonus points for the hedgehog regardless!
- Tomorrow! If you're in Reading, join us to celebrate International Mother Language Day at the University of Reading's London Road campus (right by The MERL)!
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View full threadmen you are welcome to visit but please leave your stones at reception
- Do you have an exhibit on males losing stones? Barrows, capons, wethers, steers, & geldings were and are a part of rural life.
- but please do not throw stones by the museum
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- it's a mere stone's throw from The MERL entrance, depending on the stone being thrown and the thrower of the stone
