ðə lˈænd wʌz lˈiːst baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːksfɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi bˈoʊt klˈʌb wˈɔːɾɚmən tˈɑːm tˈɪmz fɹʌm sənt dʒˈɑːnz kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd fɚɹə lˈændɪŋ stˈeɪdʒ fɔːɹ pˈʌnts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn.
The land was leased by the Oxford University Boat Club waterman Tom Tims from St John's College, Oxford for a landing stage for punts in 1901.