Ahead of the first Open Day the volunteers will be getting stuck into the garden after the winter. The first Gardening Day of the year is Saturday 30 March. We are currently seeking more gardening volunteers to join in with…
Another year of Open Days has drawn to a close. 2023 has seen a successful season despite some wild weather on occasion – the visitor reviews are consistently glowing. Highlights during 2023 have included approval for the planned development works,…
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…
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…
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)…
In November last year The Weaver’s House and surrounding shop fronts of the terrace were used asa location for a forthcoming television series. Written by Sir Lenny Henry, Three Little Birds,recreates his mother’s experiences of life in Britain when she…