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England

Cole Green Park

Cole Green, near Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

England

Circa Date: 1704, possibly incorporating earlier elements, w/18th century alterations

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1801

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

  • Built / Designed For: William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, first lord high chancellor of Great Britain.

    House Replaced By: It appears that Panshanger Park [qv] replaced Cole Green Park as the Cowper family seat.

  • Architect: John Deane

    Date: Circa 1704
    Designed: House for William Cowper
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 305
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Destroyed

  • Past Seat / Home of: William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, 1707-23; William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper, 1723-64; George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper, 1764-89; George Augustus Clavering-Cowper, 4th Earl Cowper, 1789-99; Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper, 1799-1801.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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