▁the ▁site ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁eventually ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁following ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Government . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁firm ▁had ▁acquired ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Store y ▁& ▁Co ▁Ltd ▁of ▁K ens ington ▁High ▁Street ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁the ▁firm ▁established ▁its ▁new ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁Between ▁February ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁S ons ▁au ction ed ▁off ▁the ▁f itt ings ▁of ▁the ▁lux ury ▁l iner ▁R MS ▁Aqu it ania ▁in ▁Sh ed ▁ 1 0 8 ▁at ▁South am pton . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁furn iture ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁involved , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 6 8 , 3 5 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁Chamber ▁of ▁The ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁Richmond ▁( dam aged ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ), ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁fitting ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Y acht ▁Britann ia ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁Est ate ▁Agency ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁( by ▁now ▁Camp ▁Bird ▁Limited , ▁who ▁had ▁acquired ▁Ham pton ▁& ▁S ons ' ▁Limited ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ) ▁when ▁a ▁partners hip ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁founder ' s ▁grand son , ▁Mr ▁P WP ▁Ham pton ▁( the