ðə wˈɜːk kˈɔst pˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd, pˈaʊnd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz bˈɑːɹoʊd ænd ˈoʊnli pˈɑːɹʃəli ɹᵻpˈeɪd wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tʊ ɐ lˈoʊkəl skˈændəl ænd dɹˈoʊv ðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːvd lˈɛndɚ tə pˈʌblɪʃ ɐ bˈʊk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ɛntˈaɪɾəld hˌaʊ ðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv dᵻbˈɑːx bˈɑːɹoʊd pˈaʊnd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ænd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə pˈeɪ ɪɾ ˈɔːl bˈæk.
The work cost £1500, £400 of which was borrowed and only partially repaid which led to a local scandal and drove the aggrieved lender to publish a book in 1879 entitled How the Parish Of Debach Borrowed £400 And Refused To Pay It All Back.