ðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst tˈɑːməs klˈɑːɹksən dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz "ðə vˈɛɹi fˈɜːst hˈaʊs ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, ɐbˌaʊt lˈʌndən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ænd ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd, ɪn maɪ ˈɜːli pɚsˈuːts ɪnðə kˈɔːz ʌvðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌvðə slˈeɪv tɹˈeɪd...".
The abolitionist Thomas Clarkson described it as "The very first house in the country, about London, in which I was received and encouraged, in my early pursuits in the cause of the Abolition of the Slave Trade...".