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A Wealthy Benefactor

The museum explains “How it began” on a poster (see right). The website goes into a little more detail thus..

  1. “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.

  2. 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.”

He married 5 times and had 8 children.

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  1. Timeline Index

  2. Geographic Index

  3. Archaeology

  4. Canal ●

  5. Churches ●

  6. Cinemas

  7. Clocks & Bells

  8. Councils

  9. Future Developments

  10. Heritage Sites

  11. Hotels

  12. Medical & Welfare

  13. Markets & Fairs

  14. Mills

  15. Prominent Businesses ●

  16. Prominent People ●

  17. Pubs

  18. Railways ●

  19. Rivers

  20. Schools

  21. Sports & Competitions

  22. Streets

  23. Theatres ●

  24. Tollhouses

  25. Tourism

  26. Tunnels

  27. War & Combat

  28. Welcombe

Last update: 31/10/2024

Created: 12/09/2024

Further Information..

  1. Official website: Henley Heritage Museum 

  Businessman:   Wikipedia: Joseph Hardy

SLHS Picture & Document Archives..

  1. Picture Vault:  Henley Heritage Museum

Joseph A Hardy with his first wife Dorothy

Museum Contents

The museum is housed in a beautiful Grade 1 listed half timbered building which is in an exceedingly good state of repair. It comprises seven rooms and the porch is now a very well appointed Reception area with it’s own fully restored and working barrel organ c1910. You may see it opened up in pictures, and even being played on a video, in our Picture Vault below sequence No98).

As well as a room full of tradesmen’s tools, women’s costumes, domestic equipment, a classroom, an air raid shelter, a special tribute to lawyer, businessman and railway entrepreneur William James, one may research the various family trees of the Lords that ruled over the area for 900 years.

There is so much crammed in a small space. It free to go in but do be generous in your support for them.

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