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==Decline and redevelopment==
Following the introduction of [[Care in the Community]], the hospital was gradually reduced in size as patients were moved into alternative accommodation: by 1990 only 454 beds remained.<ref name="lost"> The hospital closed in 1996 although the garden centre and Pine Lodge, a community-based day centre for adults with learning disabilities remained open.<ref name="lost">
The bungalow villas have since been demolished and replaced by a new housing estate called 'Manor Park'. The Manor House, Medical Superintendent's house, three of the service blocks and both porter's lodges have been converted to residential use.<ref name="lost" />
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