Welcome to the MERL Shop

 

 

Give the gift of rural history

Discover our unique ranges of gifts, art, and homeware, inspired by our rural history collections.

Look at this absolute unit

Browse the official merch store of the world's most famous sheep.

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absolute unit gifts from the MERL collections
Exclusive Diversity of British Farming Gifts from the MERL archive

Michael O'Connell Wall-Hangings

Explore products highlighting beautiful details from two 1951 wall-hangings, designed by Michael O'Connell for the Festival of Britain.

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Huntley & Palmers

Huntley & Palmers, who played a pivotal role in Reading's modern history, were one of the first companies in the world to produce art for biscuit tins. Shop merch inspired by their work in this quirky collection.

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Exclusive Huntley and Palmer Gifts from the MERL archive
Exclusive bespoke gifts from the MERL archive

Phillip Collier

Phillip Collier was an English photographer who motorcycled around and photographed English towns and villages.

Create your own bespoke gifts or prints from over 400 of Collier's beautiful, historic photographs.

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Blueprints and engineering

Do you love steam engines as much as we do?

Explore our collection of agricultural engineering drawings, complete with steam engines, road rollers, and road locomotives.

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Blueprint products

Our retail partners, Heritage Digital are committed to helping us minimise the negative impact we have on the environment.

The products sourced for The MERL are produced with low-impact materials and processes are regularly reviewed to minimise waste.

All packaging is recyclable, recycled or compostable, and where ever possible reused.

To read more about Heritage Digital's commitment to our sustainable retail partnership, visit www.heritage-digital.co.uk