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road and a lodge had been built at its southern extremity. The Hall was surrounded by extensive gardens, remarked upon in 1851, notably to the south where there were large, walled kitchen gardens. In the mid-19th century there were also lavish formal pleasure gardens, and a photograph of c.1860 shows
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In 1752 avenues ran north-east and south-east from the Hall to the road bounding the grounds. By 1827 the grounds had been imparked. The park was well wooded with large numbers of clumps of trees, especially in its southern part, Woodcote Hill. Running between
Woodcote Hall and Woodcote Hill was a
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until education changes in their country in the 1960s reduced the rolls (from a peak of 80 boys a year) and caused the seminary to be closed in 1972. The order ran the house as a retreat or recreational centre particularly for youth, until they sold it in 1981. The hall, with its chapel and all
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outbuildings, was developed into residential flats, a restaurant and a leisure centre but a few years later it was converted into a residential nursing home for old people.
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