Read more about the history of the Chapter House and Pyx Chamber. The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber are managed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. For more information about Westminster Abbey visit their website or call 020 722 5152.

The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber are two beautifully preserved medieval rooms on the east side of the Westminster Abbey cloister. This was where the monks lived and worked when not attending services in the abbey church.

Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, London, SW1P 3PA Telephone: 020 7222 5152

Through the cloister from Dean’s Yard if you only want to visit the Chapter House. Turn into Dean’s Yard off Broad Sanctuary. Turn left along the square and go through the entrance-way into the cloister

This treasury was housed either in the Pyx Chamber, which was beside the Chapter House in the Westminster Abbey cloister, or in the Chapter House crypt. The Pyx Chamber, which dates to the 11th century, is named after the wooden boxes, called pyxes, where a sample of the coinage of the realm was held in advance of the ‘Trial of the Pyx’, a ...

History of the Chapter House and Pyx Chamber, Westminster Abbey. These two beautifully preserved medieval rooms, on the eastern side of the Westminster Abbey cloister, have been put to state as well as church use during and since the Middle Ages, including as a …

The Jewel Tower dates back almost 650 years and is an intriguing visitor attraction in the heart of Westminster. It was built around 1365 to house Edward III’s treasures and was known as the ‘King’s Privy Wardrobe’.

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Chapter House and Pyx Chamber. Built by the royal masons in 1250, the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey was originally used in the 13th century by Benedictine monks for their daily meetings.