ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ, ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ɪnstˈɔːlɪŋ ɔːɹ ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈɛnɪəv ðə lˈɑːks ɔnðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz
In particular, they were responsible for installing or renovating many of the locks on the river in the 18th and early 19th centuries