“DEMON’S DOOR”
There is wliat is termed a. “Demon’s Door” in the north wall of Westminster Abbey. It is not unrpnimon to find a clqcir ip tbq npyth' waij of a church, and ppe nearly opposjtp it. with thj> font tnprp'or less bptwpen. Tbo i<lca is itiat when a' child is baptised, (ho Holy Spirit enters at thp south door and drives the devil out by the north door, or “Devil’s door.” Owing to this—generally without knowing the reason—many persons strongly object to be buried, or having churchyards enlarged, on the north side of the church. There is often much difference. in proportion to the space, between (lie number of burials on the one side and the other.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 July 1929, Page 12
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118“DEMON’S DOOR” Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 July 1929, Page 12
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