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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles Hopton
Commemorated ati
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...
Other Subjects
Sarn Baggett
Built the ghost bike for his working colleague at Mosquito Bikes in Essex Road, from spare, otherwise unusable, parts.
William Abbot
Benefactor. The 'Carpinter' on the plaque is thought to indicate his livelihood rather than his surname.
William Alexander Robertson
Elder brother to Laurance Grant and Norman Cairns. Left a lot of money in his will to the National Trust to commemorate his brothers. The money was used to buy Sutton House and eight areas of count...
Thomas Smith (Tottenham)
From British History Online we've learnt that lordships are something that could be bought and sold. The Tottenham lordships were tied in with Bruce Castle, until Thomas Smith got involved. Smith l...
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