Hopton's Almshouses are
almshouse
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain ...
s and a committee room in
Southwark
Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...
, London,
SE1
The SE (South Eastern) postcode area covers a broad radial swathe of the south-east of the London post town from the Albert Embankment to West Heath, London, West Heath and the nearest edges of Sidcup and Selhurst. It loosely corresponds to the ...
at Hopton Gardens, 10–11 Hopton Street, all of which are
Grade II* listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
.
They were built in 1746–49 by Thomas Ellis and William Cooley to the designs of the builder Mr Batterson, trustee of Charles Hopton's will.
Originally built as 26 homes for poor men of Southwark of good character, in particular those from the Parish of
Christchurch, Southwark, the buildings were extensively reconfigured in the 1980s and now comprise 20 single bedroom homes for older people from Southwark. The Committee Room is still used by residents and the extensive gardens are an oasis of green in a heavily built up part of London.
The Almshouses were transferred from Hopton's Charity into the management and trusteeship of historic Southwark charity,
United St Saviour's Charity
United St Saviour's Charity is a charity in the London Borough of Southwark, London, England. Its purpose is to alleviate poverty in Southwark by providing housing for older persons in their almshouses, by making charitable grants to local charitie ...
in 2012.
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Almshouses in London
Gardens in London
Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Southwark