Henley In Arden, High Street c.1960
Photo ref: H414030
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Photo ref: H414030
Photo of Henley In Arden, High Street c.1960

More about this scene

The church of St John the Baptist was built c1450, and so was the timber- framed Guild House just visible beyond the church in this view. The Guild of Holy Trinity, St John the Evangelist and St John the Baptist engaged in works of charity, but it was dissolved in 1547. The building has served many functions since, with the lower floor now in use as a public library.

A Selection of Memories from Henley-in-Arden

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Henley-in-Arden

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My mother was born at 13 High Street on 8 Feb 1909, just over a hundred years ago.
I was 10 years old when I entered the pram race. Myself and two other neighbours entered as a junior team. I was dressed up as a baby and the two other lads were dressed as mom and dad. The race went round Wooton Wawen. It started at the top of the High Street in Henley, down to the traffic lights which we had to turn right, then left up Mayswood Road. At the end of Mayswood Road we turned left on to the Stratford ...see more