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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Monk's Well (Wavertree)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.042 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Merseyside Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Liverpool Nearest Village: Wavertree Village
Map Ref: SJ39288959
Latitude: 53.399626N Longitude: 2.914682W
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5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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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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