ðə bɹˈeɪkwɔːɾɚ ðeɪ wˈɜːkt ˌɔn wʌz tʊ ɛkstˈɛnd sˌʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚz ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈeɪ, bˈɪlt fɹʌm ɡɹˈænɪt blˈɑːks kwˈɔːɹid fɹʌmðə nˈɪɹbaɪ hˈɪl.
The breakwater they worked on was to extend some 1500 metres out into the bay, built from granite blocks quarried from the nearby hill.