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Some might blame that on the demise of Benskins Brewery as a standalone business:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benskins_Brewery
(I wasn't around then).
I found the Nascot Arms near the station which wasn't too bad in the end. Still quite the pub wasteland though.