ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈʌndən kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən bˈɪlt ðə pˈaʊnd lˈɑːk ænd ðə ʃˈɔːɹt kˈʌts kˈʌɾɪŋz ðə nˈɪɹɚɹ ɛkspˈændᵻd ɐn ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ miːˈændɚ kˈʌɾɑːf, bᵻjˌɔnd wˌɪtʃ lˈaɪz ɐ fɹˈɛʃ kˈʌɾɪŋ ænd ˈoʊld mˈeɪn stɹˈiːm ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ.
In 1813, the City of London Corporation built the pound lock and the short cuts (cuttings) – the nearer expanded an existing meander cutoff, beyond which lies a fresh cutting and old main stream of the river.