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COOPERS ARMS Closed
The Coopers Arms was the first public house in Madeley to close under the Compensation Act of 1904. A Shropshire Compensation Authority formalised a closure procedure for those licensed houses affected (paid for by the brewing trade).
The pub was situated in the High Street just up from the junc
tion with Station Road, in premises that were subsequently to become a Telford Development Corporation rent office and then a local Credit Union Office.
The house was owned by T Cooper of Burton-on-Trent and was run by a manager. There had been three transfers of licence in the nine months prior to closure in 1907, and including those, seven in the previous fifteen years. The number of transfers of licence was one of the main criteria in judging whether a house was suitable for closure, particularly in the early years before the First World War.
| 1901: | Coopers Arms | Stabling | None |
| Licence | Beerhouse, on premises | Condition | Good |
| Granted | 1865 | Trade | Works |
| Owner | T Cooper & Co., Crescent Brewery, Burton-on-Trent. Occupier and Manager, John William Booth. | Proximity to other licensed houses | 50 yards |
| Value | £15 5s | Proximity to other dwellings | Surrounded |
| Rooms | 5 rooms up and 4 rooms down | Position of house with regard to Police | Good |
| General Remarks | Tied to owner | ||
| The Madeley Parish Register lists the following as being resident at the Coopers Arms in 1871: | |||
| Anne Pothan | 68 years old. Widow | Annie Guy | 2 years old. Granddaughter |
| Richard Pothan | 23 years old. Grocer's Assistant | Harriet Jones | 15 years old. Servant |
| Thomas Guy | 37 years old. Son-in-law. Charter Master | Ann Downing | 12 years old. Servant |
| Alfred Guy | 3 years old. Grandson | ||