Then on 25 November 1837, Richard Tappin Claridge patented the use of Seyssel asphalt (patent #7849), for use in asphalte pavement, having seen it employed in France and Belgium when visiting with Frederick Walter Simms, who worked with him on the introduction of asphalt to Britain.
ðˈɛn ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ɹˈɪtʃɚd tˈæpɪn klˈæɹɪdʒ pˈæʔn̩ɾᵻd ðə jˈuːs ʌv sˈeɪsəl ˈæsfɔlt pˈæʔn̩t hˈæʃ sˈɛvən θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɪn ˈæsfælt pˈeɪvmənt, hˌævɪŋ sˈiːn ɪɾ ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn fɹˈæns ænd bˈɛldʒəm wɛn vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ wɪð fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk wˈɔltɚ sˈɪmz, hˌuː wˈɜːkt wɪð hˌɪm ɔnðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ˈæsfɔlt tə bɹˈɪtən.