Weavers Cottage is reputedly one of the oldest buildings in Cockington. Until 1939 it was the Home Farm to Cockington Court, the buildings to the rear would all have been part of the farm and the current kitchen was the milking parlor. In 1939 the Mills family, Cockington-based Weavers, purchased the cottage and renamed it Weavers Cottage, there is a debate regarding whether an apostrophe appeared in this renaming, whether it was named Weavers’; Weaver’s or Weavers, whilst being a grammar nerd I feel is should be Weavers’, I’ve had to concede to what is hanging over the front door currently!
Initially the Mills family used the first floor as their accommodation and the ground floor as a weaving workshop and retail shop. In 1951 they outgrew the residential accommodation but weaving continued in the cottage until 1996 and trading until 1999. You may spot the odd handloom and winding wheel still in the cottage and allegedly some of the marks on the floor of the two bedrooms with wooden floors are as a result of these handlooms.
Since 1999 Weavers Cottage has been used as a Tea Room under numerous owners. We have bought it to be our home and Tea Garden but currently my 93 year old Dad lives with us in our specially adapted house, so whilst we are looking forward to making it home, we hope that it won’t be too soon.
We have refurbished the whole property, maintaining the charm but making it significantly more comfortable and luxurious than it would have been in past centuries!