Manchester was not always a cathedral, it was a collegiate church. I'm not sure exactly when it became a cathedral but have a feeling it was sometime during the 19th century. As such, it probably couldn't have exacted the extra tax from other churches round about. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] MARIAGE FEES CATHEDRALS > At 23:22 30/07/2006, Eve McLaughlin wrote: > >>In many cases, people went into or worked in the county town and married >>there - and the 'parish' church just happened to be a Cathedral. In some >>places (Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham etc) the cathedral church was >>renowned for doing quickie marriages, no questions asked. >> The basic fee would be the same - if you wanted bells, choir, etc, you >>paid more, (as you did in any parish church), but these were not >>compulsory. > > Certainly in Manchester it was actually more expensive NOT to get married > in the Cathedral as you paid fees at the church of your choice but still > paid fees to the Cathedral, the status symbol was not to have a Cathedral > wedding. > > John > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > THREADED archives for OLD-ENGLISH: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 28/07/2006 > >