History of the Home

For many years Mirfield in Wakefield had a reputation for being a railway town with many residents earning a living through the railway or associated industries.

The railway came to Mirfield in 1840 with the Manchester to Leeds line. Hopton Care Cottages, care homes, is built on a site that originally housed engine sheds and at one time 200 men were employed there.

The nursing home - Hopton Care Cottages was designed by Kevin and Joseph Martin, and is based on their many years of experience looking after older people. We wanted to offer far more than a room in a building. We have designed individual cottage rooms with private patio gardens and luxury ensuite bathrooms. The home has stunning communal gardens and wonderful lounges with views across the countryside or gardens.

Hopton Care Cottages was such a different type of care home that we decided we wanted to build it ourselves. So, we set up Ashmartin Construction with our highly skilled and experienced builder Mr Ash Goodes. Ash only builds high quality buildings and no cost cutting is tolerated!

Having our own construction company has made sure we got exactly the design we wanted, with highest quality materials and workmanship, from natural stone right through to luxury furnishings and fittings such as Velfac windows and patio doors. We are sure you will like the result!