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…

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…

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)…

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

2023 Open Days The following are all Saturdays: 1st April 13th May 17th June 15th July 12th August We will be open from 10am until 4pm (last entry is recommended no later than 3.30pm). Please check in with us on social media or the website…

We were delighted to be able to attend the second Coventry Society heritage conference in October. Organisations and groups from across the city gathered at the stunningly restored Draper’s Hall for a day of presentations and discussions. The day kicked…

Thanks to all our volunteers and visitors for giving us an Open Day to remember, a beautiful sunny day, lots of visitors – it was great to see the place buzzing with enthusiasm. We were also joined by Sketch Coventry…

Look back at the garden pre-restoration.