ðə wˈɪɹ wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɪɹˈɛktᵻd ɔnðɪ ˈoʊld nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv sˌoʊ ðə tˈoʊpæθ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈoʊld nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən tʃˈænəl fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ dɪsjˈuːs.
The weir was eventually erected on the old navigation in 1835 so the towpath around the old navigation channel fell into disuse.