1861 Census By 1861 John and Maria had four children and were living at Ball Grove. The family had gone up in the world as Ball Grove is up a steep hill from the centre of Uppermill. John Rowland Head Married 36 Stone Mason Liverpool, Lancashire Maria Rowland Wife Married 31 Marsden, Yorkshire Mary Rowland Dau Unm 9 Scholar Saddleworth, Yorkshire Thomas Rowland Son 8 Scholar Saddleworth, Yorkshire John Rowland Son 6 Scholar Saddleworth, Yorkshire Joseph Rowland Son 2 Saddleworth, Yorkshire Ballgrove was designated in 1986 as a Grade II listed building by Historic England. Original description : SADDLEWORTH RUSH HILL ROAD SD 9905 (north-east side) 8/262 Nos. 1 and 2 - Ballgrove G.V. II 2 houses. Late C18. Hammer-dressed watershot stone with graduated stone slate roof. 2-bay 3-storey house with entrance wing to left and lean-to against rear. Quoins to ground and first floor. Central door, now blocked, with square-cut stone surround. 5 and 6-light ground floor windows and four 3-light first floor windows. The second storey workshop was added later and has a 14-light window. All windows have recessed flat-faced stone mullions. Gable chimney stacks. 2, 3 and 4-light windows to gable and rear.