It is located at the former Woodford Aerodrome, and it replaced the former Avro Heritage Centre.

Originally opened in Woodford's personnel block, the centre had five rooms with displays and photos about Avro, an archive, and a small shop.

[2] Designed to replace the previous heritage centre, the work was carried out by Conlon Construction and Cassidy + Ashton.

[8] At 11,700 square feet (1,090 m2), the new building is 70% larger than the previous centre and includes an exhibition hall, a gallery, a café, reading rooms, and classrooms.

[4][1] It holds the Avro Heritage Trust's collection of over 30,000 artefacts on aircraft development, including a set of murals that used to be located in Woodford's employee restaurant.