Hi Dave, hope i can call you that- oops thats another topic. First time poster on here although a regular reader of the site. Anyhow getting to the point i'm also interested in your cottage, it appears my family hails from that area and i wonder if there could be a connection to your property. Jackson Family history places one ancestor at summit lock on Rochdale on 1891 census his parent/sibling, cant remember which, at Slattocks lock (similar time) the census entries have birth place of watnell and wardle ches for john Jackson. Would this be local to you or am i just assuming a lockie lineage? incidently seems Jacksons were very active on Rochdale as carriers, head office in manchester any body know about them?