Born into a wealthy merchant family and admitted as a child to the Guild of Fishmongers. His will provided for almshouses to be built in the parish of Christchurch, Blackfrars, for poor, single men. These almshouses are now modernised and occupied by couples.
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Charles Hopton
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Hopton's Almshouses - left pier
IanVisits's post about these almshouses in March 2011 pictured another plaque...
Hopton's Almshouses - right pier
This plaque, spotted by our colleague Alan Patient, was erected in 2012, some...
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