The hidden medieval relic sitting on a Liverpool streetIt was believed to be a source of sacred power. (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)On a Liverpool street is a mysterious medieval relic hiding in plain sight. ‌The well was constructed in the early 15th century in 1414 and is believed to have been used by medieval monks and travellers. (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)He said: “Holy wells were not uncommon in medieval Britain and Ireland. (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)“Almost all traces of medieval Liverpool have been lost, overwritten by the spectacular development of the city in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.