From market town to railway town A history of Reading from the Early Modern period until the arrival of the railways in the middle of the 19th century.
Reading's nineteenth-century boom The history of Reading's rapid expansion into a large industrial town.
The other Bs: beer, bulbs, and bricks A brief history of Reading's other three major industries: Simonds Brewery (Beer), Suttons Seeds (Bulbs) and the brick kilns of Coley and Tilehurst (Bricks).
Reading after Huntley & Palmers Reading's industrial history since the departure of Huntley and Palmers in the 1970s.
The first Huntley & Palmers biscuits The naval origins of the first biscuits made in Reading by Huntley & Palmers.
Huntley & Palmers biscuits for all occasions The variety of Huntley & Palmers biscuits through the nineteenth century.
Huntley & Palmers' advertising During the whole of the nineteenth century, little print advertising was undertaken by the firm. The few advertisements that were displayed were black and white and appeared in well established
Huntley & Palmers' miniature calendars Huntley and Palmers miniature pocket calendars from the 1880s until the First World War.
