ɪt hˈɛld ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈɛkɚd ʌntˈɪl noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd ðæt ˈɛbənˌɛzɚ plˈeɪs, wˈɪk ɪn kˈeɪθnəs, skˈɑːtlənd, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd nˈeɪmd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, wʌz ʃˈɔːɹɾɚɹ æɾ ˈoʊnli ɪn lˈɛŋθ.
It held the British record until November 2006, when it was discovered that Ebenezer Place, Wick in Caithness, Scotland, which was constructed in 1883 and named in 1887, was shorter at only  in length.