ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə lˈɑːk kˈʌt wʌz dᵻlˈeɪd bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə lˈænd wʌz "ɐ lˈuːnətˌɪk", bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə lˈɑːk.
The construction of the lock cut was delayed because the owner of the land was "a lunatic", but it was eventually completed in 1822 together with the lock.