0 ▁Alfred ▁H itch man ▁sold ▁the ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁company . ▁The ▁new ▁company ▁grew ▁by ▁bu ying ▁other ▁bre wer ies ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁H unt ▁Edmund s ▁of ▁Ban bury , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁H unt ▁Edmund s ▁H itch mans ▁closed ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton . ▁ ▁Other ▁indust ries ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁included ▁a ▁w ool ▁mill ▁( see ▁below ), ▁a ▁glo ve - making ▁factory , ▁a ▁t ann ery ▁and ▁an ▁iron ▁found ry . ▁ ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁had ▁a ▁work house ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 7 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁the ▁architect ▁George ▁Wil kin son ▁built ▁a ▁new , ▁larger ▁work house . ▁It ▁had ▁four ▁wings ▁radi ating ▁from ▁an ▁oct ag onal ▁central ▁building , ▁similar ▁to ▁Wit ney ▁work house , ▁which ▁Wil kin son ▁also ▁was ▁building . ▁The ▁architect ▁G . ▁E . ▁Street ▁added ▁a ▁chap el ▁to ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁work house ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 – 5 7 . ▁It ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁work house ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁took ▁it ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁making ▁it ▁Cot sh ill ▁Hospital ▁which ▁later ▁served