Exhibit 23.1



                Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C. Letterhead



          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January
13, 2005, except for Note 2, as to which the date is July 19, 2005, with
respect in Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-115433) and
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-50371) to the consolidated
balance sheets of Slade's Ferry Bancorp. and Subsidiary as of December 31,
2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes
in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-
year period ended December 31, 2004 which report appears in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004 of Slade's Ferry
Bancorp.

                                       /s/ Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C.

                                       SHATSWELL, MacLEOD & COMPANY, P.C.

West Peabody, Massachusetts
August 15, 2005