Pell Street runs at the rear of, and parallel to New Road in the hamlet of Butley within the township of Prestbury, Cheshire. The street was originally named Pearl Street and for reasons unknown at present changed its name to Pell Street in the late 1800's, although in the UK postal directories, it is now currently known as Pearl Street. View Location Map

The photograph below shows the street is very narrow, and the westerly side is home to the rear of all the buildings along New Road, the easterly side containing a number of quaint weavers cottages of varying ages, with well kept gardens and very little signs of 20^th century excesses.

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At one end of the row of cottages there is a very fine example of a 17^th century cottage (below left), with an engraved stone (below right) mounted just under the eaves in between the two first floor windows. The stone bears the details of the owner / builder of that time, showing the date of 1686.
The text reads 'Rodger Brooks and Ellen his wife erected this house in the 24 years of his life: Ano Dom 1686'

The only modern effigy's that spoil the cottage are the external lamps above the doors, and that bane of the 20^th century, the security alarm, which I know could have been far more discreetly installed.

The rear of the cottages now overlook the main public car park for Prestbury village, the cottages themselves showing modern extensions of varying years, which can fool the casual passer by into dismissing the cottages as average structures not worthy of a second glance.

Although a relatively late 19^th century outlook at the rear, the cottages again appear to have well kept lengthy gardens, with the residents obviously having a degree of pride in their heritage.