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
4th May 1764
Thomas Wowen Jones, Surgeon-apothecary, was baptised on 4th May 1764 at Wootton Wawen. After his apprenticeship in London, he returned to Warwickshire and took over the practice in Henley. As well as his routine medical activities a main part of his practice was midwifery. His casebook for the years 1791 to 1800 survives and records the 422 deliveries he attended. He later became an important figure in the town becoming High Bailiff in 1840-45, whilst his own son continued to practise medicine. He died in Henley in 1846.
(Thomas W Jones's casebook, WCRO)
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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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