Hopton's Almshouses are
almshouses and a committee room in
Southwark, 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.
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 in 2012.
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Almshouses in London
Gardens in London
Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Southwark