in 1941. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948. Following the introduction of Care in the Community, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in March 1997. The site was redeveloped for residential use and is now known as Royal Earlswood Park. A number of the buildings are listed: these include the main building, the workshop and the gate lodges. The Royal Earlswood Museum The Royal Earlswood Museum was located at the Belfry Shopping Centre nearby in Redhill. It illustrated the history and development of the asylum and contained works by former inmate, James Henry Pullen. The museum is now closed and in 2012 its collections and artefacts were donated to the Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability in Teddington, Richmond upon Thames. The museum's archives are located in the Surrey History Centre in Woking. References Further reading External links Pictures and information about Pullen James Henry Pullen - Genius of Earlswood Asylum 1848 establishments in England 1997 disestablishments in England Defunct hospitals in England Hospital buildings completed in 1855 Former psychiatric hospitals in England Hospitals in Surrey Grade II listed buildings in Surrey Earlswood Hospital Hospitals established in 1848