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
14th July 1780
Dr. Thomas James Philip Burman was baptised in Henley on 14th July 1780. He ran a mental asylum, founded by his father in 1797, in what was later known as Burman house (50 high Street). After Dr. Burman's death in 1840 it was eventually acquired by Dr Agar and all the patients were transferred to Glendossill House in 1882. All the private mental asylums in the county were at Henley and Wootton in 1805. Other asylums included Samuel Brown's establishment at the Stone House where patients, shackled and confined in the basement, were visible from the outside.
(Burman House c.1950s)
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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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