19/08/2022
The Oldest Door in the UK. : This oak door featured in Westminster Abbey is Britain’s oldest and only Anglo-Saxon Door. The door has been standing for over 950 years, dating back to the reign of Edward the Confessor during the 1050s. The door was made from a single oak from Eastern England in medevial times. The ancient door stands at 6.5 feet tall and is 4 feet wide. Traces of human skin have been rumored to remain on the door, but it has been proved to be cowhide. The door opens into the octagonal Chapter House, where monks met every day for prayers in the 13th century and today serves as a storage place for important religious documents.
