 After the Sheffield flood of 2007, leading to the collapse of the road towards Oughtibridge, access was severely restricted and the Middlewood Tavern lost trade and subsequently never recovered and closed soon after.Toll Bar Cottage is also situated on Middlewood Road North, just before it reaches Oughtibridge.The keeper collected tolls on the Wadsley, Langsett, Sheffield Turnpike road which opened in 1805.