Building record 1426700000 - Spinning Wheel Cottage, Studridge Lane

Spinning Wheel Cottage was home to the Plumridge family when the adjacent factory was in use. The side addition to the front of the cottage was a general store and post office run by Mrs Eliza Plumridge. The cottage is rather overgrown now but beneath the ivy it is a brick built two bay, two storey dwelling with sash windows and a slate roof. The cottage was probably built in the 19th century and the shop finally closed in 1935. Spinning Wheel Cottage was also the home of Joyce Coleman who ran Speen Weavers and Spinners from the end of the Second World War until the 1980’s. Miss Coleman sold her products, which included table linen and rugs, all over the world. A significant building within Speen Conservation Area (B1).
Main cottage, late 19th century brick 2 bay cottage, with sash windows. Hipped slate roof, large chimney stacks, all set behind brick and flint wall and railings. For many years the home of the Speen Weavers and Spinners, the sign for which still survives (incorporating a bobbin) and is of local interest. A later forward single storey extension housed the village shop for many years. This is of brick with a slate roof; the windows are now boarded up. Architectural details of the property obscured by vegetation, and it is thought to be in a poor state of repair. Proposed for inclusion in local list (B2).
Added to local list (B3).