The Weaver's House

There’s lots of historical interest to see in Coventry, including the area very local to The Weaver’s House. As well as the ruined chapel and Spon Bridge, you can also see this rather later addition to the area: From The…

This March, a poignant new drama will tell the true story of a Coventry family’s experience of First World War… the very family who lived in The Weaver’s House during this period. Written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the…

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…