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
22nd August 1661
The lease of a tenement called the Guildhall was granted by the Crown to John Launder on 22nd August 1661. The 15th Century Guild Hall was built by the Guild of the Holy Trinity and St John, a social and religious order that rendered mutual assistance and engaged in works of charity. The Guild was dissolved in 1545 and its assets and lands were confiscated by the Crown. For many years the property was in a poor state and was used as a butcher's shop. It was bought and restored by William Fieldhouse in 1915 and is now maintained by the Guild Hall Trust.
(The Guild Hall)
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Thursday 23 April 2026
Items from the Guildhall on display
The Heritage Centre has agreed to temporarily store and display items from the Guildhall whilst work on the building takes place this year.
The items on display include the hand-scribed records of the Manor of Henley in Arden, the ceremonial town Mace & Constable's baton.
Also on display from the Guildhall are one of the pewter plates inscribed 'Henley in Arden 1677'.
The Guildhall is currently undergoing major refurbishment to its roof. Over £140,000 has been raised by local individuals & businesses in order for this work to be carried out.
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