vˈɛɹiəs ɐkˈaʊnts æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɹˈɛkɚd flˈʌd wˈɔːɾɚz jˈuːzɪŋ ðə ɡˈʌt ænd əvə tʃˈæpəl bˈɪlt ˌɔn pˈaɪlz ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ wˌɪtʃ wʌz wˈɑːʃt ɐwˈeɪ.
Various accounts at the end of the 18th century record flood waters using the gut and of a chapel built on piles over the river which was washed away.