The Weaver's House

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…

Plans to reveal more of the history of the site are approved

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…

On Monday 21 March, some curious symbols and devices appeared in the Spon Street area. A group of PhD students from the University of Warwick were engaged in laser scanning the medieval buildings of Spon Street. The team was led…

On Saturday 27 February, there was a one-off opportunity to see previously concealed medieval features of three houses at 31, 32 and 33 Far Gosford Street. Similarly to our houses on Black Swan Terrace, the original characteristics had been gradually…

Another piece of Coventry history has been revived. The carefully restored Earlsdon Drinking Fountain was officially opened in October last year after rusting away for the previous forty years. It was originally sited on Spon Street by St John’s Church…