...a small shrine dedicated to – the name of the first church in Liverpool – situated behind the main altar in the Lady Chapel (the chapel of St Mary of the Angels and St Joseph) was blessed after the 10.15am Mass The shrine depicts holding the Liver Bird. She is standing in a shell, which is a symbol of pilgrimage and denotes that the church is always a ‘Pilgrim Church’. The shell is supported by an eagle, the symbol of King John who granted Liverpool its first charter over 800 years ago.
ref: 8083 ~ 30 Jan 2012