Royal Berkshire Archives

17/06/2026

It's the 30th anniversary of the Thames National Path and walkers are currently doing a relay along the whole length to celebrate! But did you know that one of the first proposals for the Thames as a Linear National Park appeared in 'The Architectural Review' in 1950?
📷 D/EX73/4/7/29

16/06/2026

Anyone heading to Ascot this week? We're getting into the spirit here at the RBA with this reproduction of F C Turner's 'Ascot Heath Races: the last meeting attended by HM William IV' 🏇
📷 D/EX1244/1

12/06/2026

Who else is heading to watch the Reading Amateur Regatta this weekend? 🚣 Did you know that we've recently catalogued some new material relating to the Regatta, including flyers on the Regatta's 180th anniversary back in 2022? Check out the collection on our online catalogue under the reference D/EX1192 ☀️

11/06/2026

Ever wondered how an exhibition gets made? Jump behind the scenes in our latest blog to find out some of the things we needed to do to ensure we put on the best exhibition we could!

Fallen runs until 26 June 2026.

10/06/2026

This month's highlight looks at how Walter Vernon Rivers and his friends made use of a bank holiday in 1893 by going on a cycling holiday through the south west. Read about their journey here: https://bit.ly/437Nk01 🚲

09/06/2026

Exciting news, the new BFHS research centre opens on Monday 15th June!

Discover our new Family Research Centre, offering free access to major genealogy databases, expert research assistance, and extensive local archives.

09/06/2026

Do you want the house [archives] tour? Come behind the scenes with us this 🏠

Interested in visiting us? We are open from 09:00-17:00 Tuesday to Thursday, and 09:00-16:30 on Fridays. We are also open late one Thursday evening a month, where we open from 9am-9pm.

08/06/2026

Happy Best Friends Day to our very best friend Godric 🥰 ✨

*it's technically 48 pictures but it's close

05/06/2026

It's giving main character energy 💅

04/06/2026

Happy National Cheese Day to all who celebrate! 🧀 We're marking the occasion with these brie-lliant cheese labels created by the Berkshire Printing Company, we think they're grate. 😆