The Weaver's House

Would you like to live in a place with a bit of a difference? Update 29/10/23 – the flat has been rented One of the flats in Black Swan Terrace, the same group of buildings in which The Weaver’s House…

A blazingly hot weekend for the start of Heritage Open Days in Coventry saw a surprising number of visitors heading to The Weaver’s House and surprisingly, the hot drinks were as popular as ever! One of the times when the…

Late on in July, Ron Robinson, Master of the Freemen’s Guild, popped into The Weaver’s House and presented a generous donation of £450 to support the work of the Spon End Building Preservation Trust, which manages The Weaver’s House. He…

We were joined on a sunny day in July by the Cambridge Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers for a private tour of the House and garden. Our trustee Sara shared her wonderful collection of dyed samples and the visitors…

The July Open Day took place on St Swithin’s Day and if the old rhyme proves true it may be a soggy summer! St Swithin’s Day if thou dost rain, For 40 days it will remain, St Swithin’s Day if…

We have exciting plans to develop the site, to tell more of the stories of the people who have lived here and enable us to deliver a better visitor experience. You can read more about these plans here. We are…

The Weaver’s House is now a member of the Historic Houses Association (HHA), the association for those who look after Britain’s independent heritage. We were thrilled to see our property in the handbook and map. Join HHA and get free…

Pictured at top: family members of the Golby, Miles, Gutteridge and O’Neil families, descendants of the former residents of houses 119, 120, 121 and 122. Following our lively May Open Day, The Weaver’s House received some special guests to celebrate…

Our new publication reveals more of the lives of the past residents of The Weaver’s House. The Families of Black Swan Terrace delves into the family histories of the house and its surrounding cottages, built in 1455. Volunteer Clare Chamberlain,…

As we approach the Coronation, we thought we’d take a quick look at who was ruling during some of the key points in our Weaver’s House/Black Swan timeline. There have been 28 different sovereigns of Britain (plus the Commonwealth period)…