 He, and his heirs, expanded the business by buying a number of local public houses during the next 150 years.In 1929 Gerrard Weller sold the brewery and 133 tied public houses to Benskins of Watford for £360,000, a move that led to the end of brewing in Amersham.In addition to brewing, tanning, lace manufacture and brickmaking all had a prominent place in the manufacturing past of the town.