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Show Old Treasure Chamber in Westminster Abbey Few who exploit Westminster abbey are aware that there ar many of its most ancient and Interesting parts of which they have never bad a glimpse. For instance, in the eastern cloisters there Is a door so guarded against on-authorized on-authorized Intrusion that It can only be opened by seven keys, which ar in tb jealous custody of as many government gov-ernment officials. Flv of the key-boles key-boles of this wonderful door, which, by the way, la covered with human skins, are concealed from view by a stout Iron bar which traverses it This door gives access to vaulted chamber, known as th "Chapel of th Pyx," th walls of which wer standing as they stand todsy before even th Norman Nor-man conqueror landed In Sussex. This chamber was once tb treasury of England, to which were brought "the most cherished possessions of the state." |