User talk:FESTIVAL1951

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Admission prices
Hello there. Thanks for adding some detail to the Great Exhibition pricing, but the backbone of Wikipedia is clear sourcing - can you tell us what book or other publication you're getting these dates from? If you're not sure how to specify a reference in the article, feel free to reply here or on my talk page. --McGeddon (talk) 12:57, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing at the book! I've formatted the references appropriately. --McGeddon (talk) 14:10, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Pretty new to editing stuff on here, but I have recently read Michael Leapman's book about the Great Exhibition. The admission prices were taken from his book. What struck me initially in the article was the original statement that people paid £300 A DAY (in current prices) when in fact that figure of 3 guineas (in 1851) represented the cost of a season ticket, which permitted holders to attend every day the Exhibition was open.