This pub was established in around 1850 and served as a railway hotel until the adjacent line closed in the 1960s. It is still a Mitchells & Butlers Premium Country public house in 2017. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
Cowper Arms, 55 Cole Green, Hertfordshire - in June 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address
1866/J B Howard/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Smith Howard/Publican & Brickmaker/41/Monks Kirby,
Warwick/Census
1881/Caroline Howard/Wife/39/Wheathampstead, Hertford/Census
1881/Emily Sophia Howard/Daughter/13/Hertingfordbury, Hertford/Census
1881/Ernest Thomas Howard/Son/9/Hertingfordbury, Hertford/Census
1882/Edwin Digby/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Edward Digby/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Edward Digby/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Edward Digby/Coal Merchant & Inn Keeper & Brickmaker, Widow/43/Cole
Green, Herts/Census
1891/Arthur Digby/Son/17/Hertford, Herts/Census
1891/Florence Digby/Daughter/15/Hertford, Herts/Census
1891/Maud Digby/Daughter/12/Hertford, Herts/Census
1891/Edward Digby/Son/11/Hertford, Herts/Census
1891/Dora Digby/Daughter/7/Cole Green, Herts/Census
1891/Emma Digby/Daughter/7/Cole Green, Herts/Census
1891/Hannah Mason/Sister, Housekeeper/48/Barnet, Herts/Census
1891/George Mason/Brother in Law, Grocers Assistant/47/Haunton,
Gloucester/Census
1902/Charles Goddard/../../../Kellys Directory **
1912/Charles Goddard/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Charles Goddard/../../../Kellys Directory **
1922/William Smith/Manager - Trust Houses/../../Post Office Directory
1926/Frederick Wickham/Manager - Trust Houses/../../Post Office Directory
1929/Reginald Bond/Manager - Trust Houses/../../Post Office Directory
1933/Trust Houses Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Trust Houses Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris