St John's Hospital was a mental health facility at

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, England.

History

The hospital, which was designed by

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and David Brandon using a corridor layout, opened as the Buckinghamshire County Asylum in January 1853. Additional wings to the main building and a detached chapel were added in the late 19th century. It became Buckinghamshire Mental Hospital in 1919 and, after additional staff accommodation was built in the 1930s, it joined the

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as St John's Hospital in 1948. An admissions building and a sports and social club were completed in 1959. After the introduction of

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in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1991. Despite extensive local protests, the hospital buildings were subsequently demolished and the site redeveloped for residential use. The hospital chapel survives and is a Grade II

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John's Hospital, Stone Hospitals in Buckinghamshire Defunct hospitals in England Former psychiatric hospitals in England Hospital buildings completed in 1853 Hospitals established in 1853 1853 establishments in England 1991 disestablishments in England Hospitals disestablished in 1991