Hoptons Almshouses Hopton Gardens

Hopton's Almshouses, located on Hopton Gardens, are a pair of almshouses and a committee room built between 1746 and 1749 by Thomas Ellis and William Cooley, following designs by Mr. Batterson, who was a trustee of Charles Hopton's will. The building on the right was rebuilt after war damage, and all structures were modernized and reopened in 1988.

The almshouses are constructed of brick with rusticated stone quoins and feature a hipped tiled roof that has been renewed, complete with overhanging eaves. They form the central block of what was originally a group of 28 almshouses, arranged around three sides of a garden, with this block situated on the eastern side.

The exterior is two storeys high, with each almshouse consisting of two bays, while the central committee room has three bays, a pediment, and slightly projects from the main structure. The central entrance features a six-panelled door with a timber surround, a consoled cornice, and a foundation tablet above that reads: "Chas. Hopton Esq sole founder of this charity Anno 1752." The entrance is flanked by tall sash windows with glazing bars, which are round-arched with keystoned architraves and bracketed sills. The almshouses have gauged red brick segmental arches over the ground-floor openings and sash windows with glazing bars in plain reveals on both floors.

Inside, the committee room is panelled and includes a shouldered fireplace with a heavy overmantel and recessed panels.