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Article: Free entry to Gloucester cathedral
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- Citizen Gloucestershire, The
- Article date:
- July 10, 2008
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Visitors will get a bargain when they visit Gloucester Cathedral
because, unlike other cathedrals, it has no intention of charging
for entry.
This comes as the Cathedral presents its five-year vision and
strategy consultation document, where it prioritised making the
Cathedral more accessible.
The Dean, the Very Rev Nicholas Bury said: "There are all sorts
of reasons why it is unfair to charge. You can't discriminate
against people with less money.
"Lots of people come in for five or 10 minutes to light a candle
and say a prayer and they wouldn't want to be asked to pay every
time."
At York Minster adults are charged pounds5.50 entry and at
Winchester Cathedral they will pay pounds5 to ...