The Weaver's House

    From 5th October 2019 until 24th November 2019 PLEASE NOTE OPENING DAYS ARE NOW: Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm – 5pm The highly anticipated second Coventry Biennial will unfold across Coventry from the 4th October to the 24th November…

      Visitors and passers-by during September will have noticed our beautiful gold-themed window. The woven gold decorations are for Be Bold Go Gold in memory of Ben Crowther. Ben loved visiting us, and had some happy times here.…

    This year, we’ve celebrated the fact that Heritage Open Days is 25 years old! The increasing success of the festival is a great sign of a healthy interest in heritage. And for the final weekend of Heritage Open…

        We enjoyed a sunny September for the first Heritage Open Days weekend of 2019, the 25th anniversary year of the festival. On the Saturday we, and visitors, were treated to an extra slice of culture as…

Do you have a connection to The Weaver’s House or its immediate neighbours? The six cottages of Black Swan Terrace were built as one structure in 1455, and all, including The Weaver’s House, are managed by our trust: Spon End…

We’re delighted that once again we are taking part in this year’s Spon Spun Arts Trail. The trail runs on one of the same days we will be open for Heritage Open Days, so a great opportunity to visit some…

August saw another successful Open Day at The Weaver’s House and we had sunshine all day! Young visitors enjoyed making woolly snails, weaving and “rub-a-bug” a specially created activity akin to brass rubbing, featuring all kinds of mini-beasts. There were…

On our July 2019 Open Day, we invited special guests Coventry And District Archaeological Society (CADAS) who offered to dig a test pit on site. Here is their report: An area at the rear of the terrace was selected for…

    Well, almost! It’s now August, and that’s Heritage Open Days Eve in our book! We’ll be open for both weekends of the national festival, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Do you remember the early days of…

Our July Open Day had an archaeological theme and featured special guests CADAS (Coventry and District Archaeological Society).     Alongside all the usual tours of the house, there was a small test pit in the garden and a variety…