Plaques commemorate Henley old boys

Published: 06:00, 19 June 2017

From left, Laurence Marshall, Chief Constable, Sharon Jones, butter weigher, Gordon Trinder, former High Bailiff of Henley, Norman Kench, High Bailiff of Henley, Graham Smith, Low Bailiff, and Tony Hemming, Bailiff of Warwick unveil the plaque to Benjamin Beddome. Photo: Mark Williamson. (H33/6/17/1926)

A MEMORIAL plaque to former Henley-in-Arden resident Benjamin Beddome (1717 – 1795) has been unveiled at the building on High Street where he once lived.

The Baptist Minister and leading figure in the Midland Baptist Association, was a prolific writer of 830 hymns.

The plaque was one of three to be unveiled over the weekend as part of the Henley Court Leet celebrations.

The second plaque was unveiled at the site of the childhood home of John Kebble Bell, who was known as Keble Howard.

As well as author and playwright he was also the one-time editor of the national daily newspaper, The Sketch.

A third plaque, unveiled at The Gables, commemorated the author of The Forest of Arden, John Hannett, who was one of Henley’s longest-serving High Bailiffs.

Stratford-upon-Avon Simon Woodings