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<< Our Photo Pages >> Monk's Well (Wavertree) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Merseyside

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Wednesday, 26 March 2008  Page Views: 16378

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Monk's Well (Wavertree)
Country: England County: Merseyside Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Liverpool  Nearest Village: Wavertree Village
Map Ref: SJ39288959
Latitude: 53.399626N  Longitude: 2.914682W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Monk's Well (Wavertree)
Monk's Well (Wavertree) submitted by HOLYWELL : Wavertree's Monk's well near Liverpool. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well in Merseyside. A surprising survival this ancient well is easily found following the road which leads off to the left near the old lock up ( itself worth a visit and another remarkable survival ) off the B1578 road out of Liverpool. Turn the corner from North Drive into Mill Lane and you will see the sandstone cross from which the old house got its name: the 'Monks Well' itself.

The well head appears dry and has been tastefully coverted in a flower bed ( which probably hides the original steps down to the water ). The tap head is worn but remarkably the 15th century inscription appears to survive.
It states: Qui non dat quod habet, Dæmon infra vide 1414. The inscription roughly reading 'He who here does nought bestow, The Devil laughs at him below". This based on the belief that travellers should give alms on drinking. If they omitted to do so, a devil who was chained at the bottom laughed. The cross which was lost when antiquarianHope described it in 1895 was restored the last century and bears the inscription 'Deus dedit, homo bibit'. God gives and man drinks. A monastic building stood near and the occupants received the contributions. The well is also said to be a pin well and a secret tunnel lead from it. The nearby area is called significantly Childwall. ( cold well? ). The site was officially protected in 1952.

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Monk's Well (Wavertree)
Monk's Well (Wavertree) submitted by HOLYWELL : The Monk's well Wavertree, this is behind the frontage where the steps went down to the chamber below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monk's Well (Wavertree)
Monk's Well (Wavertree) submitted by HOLYWELL : Monk's well Wavertree close up of the cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monk's Well (Wavertree)
Monk's Well (Wavertree) submitted by HOLYWELL : A close up of the 15th century inscription (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Monk's Well (Wavertree) by TimPrevett on Thursday, 28 August 2008
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Full grid ref now added instead of just the grid square. Cheers
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