NHER 12009 (Building record) - Hampton Court, Nelson Street

December 1951. Listed, Grade I.
Building described as 15th century and later but in the courtyard are said to be two 14th century arches. Entrance through passage from moulded wooden arch, containing moulded beams and stone heads. Overhanging timber framed street frontage. Modernised in 1960s.
Information from (S1).

(S2) in file shows when plaster covering renewed on courtyard interior revealed medieval brickwork and much modern brick around windows and doors etc.

(S3) states south wing built first as normal hall house, with two storeys each side of hall, counting house under one. Warehouse wing with open arches to quay added in 15th century, and timber framed wing with shops to Nelson Street. Final side of court added on north in 17th century.
(S4) in file.
E. Rose, 2 September 1983.

Revised (S1), Grade I, gives 3 page description, agreeing that south range is early 14th century with inserted 16th century hearth in hall; warehouse range 15th century; much altered 17th century when named after John Hampton, baker. In 1962 the building was converted into 15 flats.
See (S1) for full details.
E. Rose (NLA), 16 February 1999.

2010. Planning application.
A planning application was submitted for proposals to alter the interior of number 12.
See (S5).
S. Howard (NLA), 14 July 2010.

September-October 2012. Watching Brief.
The hand excavation of a trench for a new sewer in the garden immediately to the west of Hampton Court revealed several brick walls. These are likely to represent the remains of a series of post-medieval extensions to the west wing of Hampton Court that are clearly visible on the late 19th-century Ordnance Survey 1:500 Town Plan map. The regularity in construction of the walls suggests that these extensions were probably built in a single phase, most likely during the 18th or 19th century.
See NHER 62677 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 April 2018.

(S6) identifies Hampton Court as a different and later form of property layout originating in the 14th century. Prior to this all holdings on the waterfront were split into two parts with a road lying between the landing stages on the bank and the houses opposite. The layout of Hampton Court and Clifton House in Queen Street (NHER 5535) was made possible by the waterfront receding substantially from the line of the road. (S6) also presents a reconstruction drawing of this property. She also notes the transfer of waterfront property to gentry and professional people in the 17th century, and cites ownership of Hampton Court by Sir John Peyton, a member of the Cambridgeshire gentry, in the early 17th century as evidence of this trend.
See (S6) which includes a detailed description of this building and plan, section and elevation drawings.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 14 Februry 2020.