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===Modifications=== [[File:Lady's Bridge arch.jpg|thumb|right|Close-up of the bridge's southern arch, showing some original fabric behind the 1864 and 1909 widenings.]] In 1760 the bridge was widened on the upstream side, and the Alms House (formerly the chapel to Our Lady) was demolished to make way for the new structure.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leader|first=John Daniel|title=The Records of the Burgery of Sheffield|publisher=Sheffield Independent Press Ltd.|location=Sheffield|year=1897|page=384}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A Topographical Dictionary of England|editor-first=Samuel|editor-last=Lewis|year=1848|pages=58β66, 'Shearsby - Shefford, Great'|publisher= S.Lewis & Co|location=London|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51267#s15}}</ref> The bridge was widened on the downstream side in 1864, virtually obscuring the remaining original structure from view, and again in 1909, to allow trams to cross the bridge.<ref name=panels/> It was restored in the late 20th century, and has been a [[Listed building|Grade II listed structure]] since 1973.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1270796 |accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref>
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