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Headstones and memorials

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Please note: Only card payments can be taken by the Registration Service. We are unable to take cash payments.

This table displays the charges for memorials and headstones, effective from 1 April 2024.
Memorials and plaques
Permission to erect a headstone tablet for lawn graves or traditional kerb graves £275 No VAT
Permission to erect a small headstone on a garden of remembrance space £205 No VAT
Permission to erect a headstone on a baby/children’s grave £205 No VAT
Permission to place a vase £105 No VAT
Permission to place a plaque, if purchased elsewhere £105 No VAT
Added inscription £120 No VAT
Memorial bench £2,225 Includes VAT
Provision of a bronze plaque (6" x 4", up to 60 letters included) £420 Includes VAT
Extra letters £3.50 each Includes VAT
Additional items
Search of records £55 per hour No VAT
Replacement of grant deeds (Exclusive Right of Burial) £35 No VAT
Transfer of ownership to include a new set of grant deeds (Exclusive Right of Burial) £35 No VAT
Annual stonemason’s licence fee £120 No VAT

Last updated: 27/03/2024 17:43

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