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private psychiatric hospitals. The contents of the building remained in place as the buildings were abandoned. A decision was made by the
Burntwood council to demolish the remaining buildings and use the site for a new residential development. Buildings that escaped being demolished were St Matthew's Social club, the administrative building and the chapel. The new development with 332 houses was completed in 1999.The administration building was subsequently converted into apartments and the chapel became a children's nursery.
188:, England. Founded as the Second Staffordshire County Asylum in 1864, it was one of three lunatic asylums built in the county of Staffordshire. The plan was for the asylum to house 500 patients, but it was later expanded to provide a capacity for 1302 beds. The asylum complex included the main facility, an electricity plant, gas works, bakery, fire department, farm, mortuary, landscaped and vegetable gardens and cemetery.
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