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| Author: | Lex [ Sat May 05, 2018 6:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cathedral Scraps Entrance Fees |
This is a fantastic move. Although this is generally seen as a necessary move by most Cathedral Chapters, I've never been a fan (even as a borderline atheist) of charging people to enter The House of God. It's good to see that Coventry Cathedral is now in a position to scrap their entrance fee: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-44015735 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Sun May 06, 2018 9:55 am ] |
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It should never have been introduced in the first place. I'd like to see the visitor figures and receipts for the period it was in operation. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Sun May 06, 2018 7:35 pm ] |
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Apparently, visitor did drop when the fee was first introduced, but income increased. |
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| Author: | margaret [ Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:13 am ] |
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Just seen this. The people of Coventry or visitors to the area should never have been charged to look round the Cathedral. When I lived in Canterbury they charged visitors to enter the Cathedral, but for the residents of Canterbury it remained free. That was around 30 years ago. Canterbury Cathedral is of course a lot older, around 700 years old and costs millions to run and repairs. |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:24 pm ] |
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I'm not religious but I believe that no 'house of God' of any denomination should charge for access. |
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| Author: | margaret [ Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:42 am ] |
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rebbonk wrote: I'm not religious but I believe that no 'house of God' of any denomination should charge for access. They don't charge to get in on Sunday worship. Just donations in a collection box kind of idea. hahahaaa! thats one way round it. So perhaps visitors should go in then for a look around. I once visited St. Paul's Cathedral in London and they had turnstiles and security , charging I think it was a fiver or so to get in. I objected and said, I don't see why I should pay to come into a place of worship, so they let me in, I couldn't believe they would concede so easily. |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:49 pm ] |
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I think they concede because they get many perks for being 'open'. From memory, they pay little or no council tax because they're an open house. |
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