About the Charity
Joseph Alexander Hardy, an American lumber billionaire with a passion for education bought the title of Lord of the Manor of Henley-in-Arden at a London auction in 1990.
He subsequently became a great benefactor of the town, creating the Joseph Hardy Charitable Trust which set up and runs the Heritage Centre. In 1994 Joe Hardy passed the title to his daughter Robin Hardy Freed who remained Lord of the Manor until 2017. The Centre opened to the public in 1997. Joseph Hardy died on his 100th Birthday on 7th January 2023.