bˌʌt baɪ ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi θˈɪŋz wɜː lˈʊkɪŋ vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɹəntli æz ðə lˈeɪɾɪst tˌɛknəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɐtʃˈiːvmənts ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən wɜː bɹˈɔːt fˈɔːɹwɚd tə ðə bˈɛst ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi.
But by the mid nineteenth century things were looking very differently as the latest technological achievements of the English Industrial revolution were brought forward to the best shipyard in the country.