Claridge's Patent Asphalte Companyformed in 1838 for the purpose of introducing to Britain "Asphalte in its natural state from the mine at Pyrimont Seysell in France","laid one of the first asphalt pavements in Whitehall".
klˈæɹɪdʒᵻz pˈæʔn̩t ˈæsfælt kˈʌmpɐnˌɪfɔːɹmd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ tə bɹˈɪtən "ˈæsfælt ɪn ɪts nˈætʃɚɹəl stˈeɪt fɹʌmðə mˈaɪn æt pˈɪɹɪmˌɔnt sˈeɪsɛl ɪn fɹˈæns","lˈeɪd wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈæsfɔlt pˈeɪvmənts ɪn wˈaɪthɔːl".