ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, ðə lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv lˈʌndən vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ˈɑːksfɚd baɪ bˈoʊt, ænd ðə sˈɪɾi bˈɑːɹdʒ, ʃˈæləp ænd ɐtˈɛndənt bˈoʊts wɜː "dɪtˈeɪnd æt klˈɪftən ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl lˈɛŋθ ʌv tˈaɪm.
In 1826, the Lord Mayor of London visited Oxford by boat, and the City Barge, shallop and attendant boats were "detained at Clifton a considerable length of time.