dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ tɹˈeɪd fˈoːɹst ɪts sˈeɪl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ænd fɚɹə tˈaɪm ɪt tɹˈeɪdᵻd æz ɐ jˈuːθ hˈɑːstəl, bˌiːɪŋ klˈoʊs tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ wˈɛsɪks dˈaʊnz ænd ðə tˈɛmz pˈæθ.
Declining trade forced its sale in 1954 and for a time it traded as a Youth Hostel, being close to the North Wessex Downs and the Thames Path.