ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ˈɑːɡdən ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ tə pɹəvˈaɪd ɐ ɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl wˈɔːɾɚ səplˈaɪ tə ðə ɹˈæpɪdli ɛkspˈændɪŋ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz baɪ ðə bˈɛɹi ænd dˈɪstɹɪkt dʒˈɔɪnt wˈɔːɾɚ bˈoːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ðə pˈɜːtʃɪs ʌv lˈænd, mˈɪlz ænd hˈoʊmz bɪɡˈæn ðə vˈɜːtʃuːəl diːpˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ.
The construction of Ogden Reservoir to provide a reliable water supply to the rapidly expanding industrial populations by the Bury & District Joint Water Board in 1900, which required the purchase of land, mills and homes began the virtual depopulation of the village.