after medical services had been transferred to queen's medical centre, nottingham, the hospital closed in november 1981 and the site was partly cleared. the main building was converted into flats, now called charleston house, in 1982. in june 2011 another building on the site was refurbished, extended and occupied by public house chain wetherspoons. the licensed premises is called the gooseberry bush, after the traditional humorous description of where babies come from. the licensed premises opened on 12 july 2011.