ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌvðə pɹˈaɪɚɹi ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ðə ɹˈoʊmən wˈɔːlz təbi ɹᵻɹˈaʊɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ænd ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi fˈʌŋkʃənz ʌvðə kˈæsəlz wɜː tˈeɪkən ˌʌp baɪ ɐ nˈuː "tˈaʊɚ" ɪnðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɔːlz.
The building of the priory required the Roman walls to be rerouted in 1282, and the military functions of the castles were taken up by a new "tower" in the river at the end of the walls.