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Thomas Dunning decided to retire from the brewing business in 1877, when
only 41 years old, and the brewery was put up for sale at an auction and the
whole estate was bought by Messrs. Headington and Webster for £ 11,400.
The estate was taken over first by Frank Headington and his cousin Richard
Webster, in partnership, and then by Frank's son John, who was the owner in
1901.

The brewery flourished until 1920, when it was sold to
Messrs Ashbys, the owners of the Staines Brewery.

As usual in these cases, the new owners wanted the tied
pubs as outlets for their own beer, rather than the brewery
for its beer.

The last excise return for the brewery was in 1928.

Some of the buildings were used to supply wines and
spirits. After the 1939-45 war, the brewery buildings were
used as the local Civil Defence Headquarters. In 1970 the buildings were
then used to house the Berkshire Crafts Centre Association.

Drawing by Doug Thompson in 1975.

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