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• The Families of the Swing Rioters: Edmund Steele

  Posted in Articles on Jul 01, 2026

  Part 2 of a series exploring the descendants of the Swing Rioters of 1830.

• Imprisoned with Oscar: The Great Silver Robbery

  Posted in Articles on Jul 01, 2026

  Learn how George William White found himself in Reading Gaol after taking part in the Great Silver Robbery.

• The Hoyle Diaries: Part 1

  Posted in Articles on Jun 01, 2026

  Part 1 in a blog series looking at the diaries of Winifred Hoyle.

• Imprisoned with Oscar: Four dressing cases, a watch and a bath towel

  Posted in Articles on May 01, 2026

  The story of three different thefts that all resulted in the culprits being imprisoned in Reading Gaol.

• The Families of the Swing Rioters: Robert Page

  Posted in Articles on May 01, 2026

  Part 1 of a series exploring the descendants of the Swing Rioters of 1830.

• Sellotape!

  Posted in Articles on Mar 01, 2026

  Sellotape is hated by archivists and conservators - why? Find out more in this blog!

• Imprisoned with Oscar: Professor Bacteria and the Three Gold Watches

  Posted in Articles on Mar 01, 2026

  The story of Michael Ostrog's crime that led to him being imprisoned in Reading Gaol.

• Wonderful Wallingford: Part 5

  Posted in Articles on Feb 01, 2026

  Final part of the Wonderful Wallingford series looking at public health and housing.

• A surprising window into the past

  Posted in Articles on Feb 01, 2026

  How a logbook can show us how big events impacted small communities.

• Yeah, yeah, yeah, or snow, snow, snow

  Posted in Articles on Jan 05, 2026

  Berkshire in the Big Freeze of 1962-3

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