Very interesting thread. These local history articles are brilliant.
I have some ancestors who lived at Dyknook on 1851 Census. One of the members was an innkeeper. Obviously this pre-dates Dyke Nook Lodge built 1907 being discussed here.
Some of my ancestors also move further towards Accrington and lived at Water Flats.
Both these places look small on the 1837 map at
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
with just a small group of houses.
Do we know any more information Hubert and Marie Blake and what they did, and why they built their house here ?
It sounds as though they were important people in this area at this time.