The building now known as Harvard House, in High Street, Stratford upon Avon, was built in 1596 by a wealthy townsman, butcher, corn and cattle trader Alderman Thomas Rogers.  The elaborately carved façade, which includes his carved initials along with a bull's head to denote his trade, is by far the richest example in the town.  In 1996, it became the Museum of British Pewter following the generous donation to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust of the Neish Pewter Collection, and the fitting out of Harvard House to accommodate it.