 The family acquired Ipswich Brewery from "Cullingham & Co." in 1880, the Essex Brewery at Walthamstow in 1920, a controlling share of the Star Brewery, Cambridge in 1930 and full control in 1947.Tollemache and Cobbold merged in 1957 to form "Tolly Cobbold".Tolly Cobbold was taken over by Ellerman Lines in 1977 who sold it to the Barclay brothers in 1983 who then sold it to Brent Walker in 1989.