The Weaver's House

We had a fantastic Heritage Open Days weekend with lots of visitors. People were not put off by the rain and enjoyed visiting us and our neighbours including St John’s Church, Coventry Watch Museum, CET Building and Priory Visitor Centre.…

Last year we looked at a piece of public art created by Derek Fisher, which references Coventry’s textile industry. There are little references to weaving and textiles dotted around Coventry, for example in public art and architecture. Here are a…

In July 2017 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the restoration and opening to the public of The Weaver’s House and its garden. We had a fantastic Open Day with lots of happy visitors, many of whom spent several hours…

Our June Open day is over  but there’s another chance to look around the house on our Reduced Open Day on 8 July whilst we also attend the Lives and Times tent at the Godiva Festival.   There are more…

Last weekend saw a bumper day in terms of local historical interest, and as it wasn’t one of our own Open Days, we got out and about to enjoy some of Coventry’s other heritage gems. Like The Weaver’s House, volunteers…

Our Open Day is over for this month, but there is much more to enjoy in and around Coventry with lots of exciting heritage events coming up. Friday 19 May, Compton Verney screen The Wicker Man. Maybe we can get…

We were lucky with the weather on Saturday! What a great start to our Open Day season, with lots of visitors coming to enjoy Tudor Games in the sunshine. We had games set up throughout the site including quoits, skittles,…

A recent question via our Facebook page prompted the discussion among ourselves and the Weavers’ Workshop – so what was Coventry Blue like? We know that Coventry was a centre for the weaving trade in medieval times – of course! Most…

At one of the Open Days last year, a chat between one of our visitors and one of our volunteers unearthed the interesting fact that both their grandparents lived in Black Swan Terrace. Not only that but they lived in…

We’ve had a busy year! Back in April, the first open day of the year saw a record number of visitors for a season opener; and the good numbers continued throughout. In May, the Spon Spun Festival celebrated the art…