The Centre
Located in the main High Street of this historic market town, the Heritage Centre is a museum of the town’s history from the Norman Conquest to the present day.
The Museum & Heritage Centre at Henley-in-Arden, near Stratford-upon-Avon, England is a unique facility made possible by the generosity of a former Lord of the Manor of Henley-in-Arden, Joseph Alexander Hardy of Pennsylvania and inaugurated by his daughter, Robin Hardy Freed, in November 1996.
Please take a look round our site. We look forward to welcoming you on a visit to the Centre very soon.
This Week in History
11th October
Henley in Arden's 'Mop' fair was traditionally held on the 11th October each year. Fairs were granted by Royal Charter from the 12th century onwards. They usually lasted several days around a particular Saint's Day. Mop fairs were hiring fairs where servants were formerly hired for the year. More recently they continue in some places as a fun fair.
(Henley Mop Fair 1920's)
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Friday 19 July 2024
Newly discovered information found about Beaudesert Castle
A 1419 Rental Survey for Henley (Mi M 214) discovered in the Willoughby family estate papers (Manuscripts & Special Collections University of Nottingham) gives an account of the buildings in the Castle.
The rental survey describes the Castle as it was in 1419 with the interior ward containing a hall with two chambers at the eastern end; a small lead roofed chamber; a chamber called the "knights chamber"; a chapel; a kitchen with larder; a bakehouse and brewhouse under one roof; a stable; a granary and a chamber over the entrance gate.
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