In 1813, the City of London Corporation built the pound lock and the short cuts (cuttings) – the nearer expanded an existing meander cutoff, beyond which lies a fresh cutting and old main stream of the river.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈʌndən kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən bˈɪlt ðə pˈaʊnd lˈɑːk ænd ðə ʃˈɔːɹt kˈʌts kˈʌɾɪŋz ðə nˈɪɹɚɹ ɛkspˈændᵻd ɐn ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ miːˈændɚ kˈʌɾɑːf, bᵻjˌɔnd wˌɪtʃ lˈaɪz ɐ fɹˈɛʃ kˈʌɾɪŋ ænd ˈoʊld mˈeɪn stɹˈiːm ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ.