[6] During the Second World War the hospital was occupied by the War Office again and the patients were evacuated to Hartwoodhill Hospital[7]: 33 Temporary marquees and prefabricated huts were erected to cope with the demand for wartime bed space: the temporary facility became noted for its burns and plastic surgery unit which was established in 1940.

[8] The Village Hospital also started to wind down after the opening of St Johns with the last remaining ward closing in 2004.

[4] When the hospital was built, road access was poor, and considerable volumes of coal and general stores were required for the running of the facility.

[9] During the First World War the road network was improved, and the railway became unnecessary; it was closed on 1 August 1921, although passenger services probably ceased on 4 May 1921.

[15] In April 2024, RoundShield (an investment company) and the Ambassador Group (estate agents) announced that they had secured funding of £21 million for a large-scale residential development on the site.