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Shenley Hospital

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A walled garden was established in the 1950s so that patients could grow their own fruit and vegetables. A mother-and-baby unit was added in 1962.
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in the early 1980s, the hospital was downsized and eventually closed in 1998. The site was subsequently redeveloped for housing as Shenley Park.
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purchased Porters Park Estate, totaling 420 acres (170 ha) to create both the Harperbury and Shenley hospitals.
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officially opened the hospital in 1934. The second phase of construction was undertaken between 1935 and 1938.
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The water tower at the former hospital which has been converted for residential use
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The hospital was designed by WT Curtis and constructed by
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therapy to cure "insanity caused by syphilis", electro-
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Patients underwent experimental treatments including
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Shenley Hospital is located in Hertfordshire
Shenley
Hertfordshire
England
Coordinates
51°41′40″N 0°17′34″W / 51.69444°N 0.29278°W / 51.69444; -0.29278
Care system
National Health Service
Funding
Public hospital
Type
Hospitals in England
psychiatric
Shenley
Hertfordshire
Harperbury Hospital
Napsbury Hospital

Middlesex County Council
John Laing & Son
King George V
Queen Mary
malaria
convulsive
insulin
psychotic
Second World War
National Health Service
Care in the Community

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