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The Definitive Guide to Choosing a Gravestone
I have collected as much information as I could find and brought together in one place for anything with any questions relating to gravestones, how much they cost, where you can get them from, what types are available and so many more questions you most likely have.
It’s a tribute to their life that will remain for many years to come, so choosing the right one is paramount. In times of emotional turmoil making decisions can be difficult.
My aim is for GravestonesHQ to be one of the best resources available online that can help educate and inform those in need of such services.
A gravestone gives you one last chance to memorialise a loved one who has passed away. It’s a tribute to their life that will remain for many years to come, so choosing the right one is paramount.
In times of emotional turmoil making decisions can be difficult. This guide has been written to help make the process easier and will take you through every aspect of choosing, buying and maintaining a gravestone.
Types of gravestone
It’s important to know how much text or images you’d like before you make your decision.
This will ensure you have enough space to present your message in a smart and sophisticated manner.
There are many different types of gravestone available in all sorts of shapes, sizes and materials; and each one can be customised to create something completely unique.
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Rules and Regulations
For example, in churchyards, to erect a gravestone, permission must be obtained from the Vicar by submitting a CR1 application.
Similarly, in the case of council run cemeteries, gravestone applications relevant to the individual authority must also be submitted for permission.
Most memorial services will process this application on your behalf once you pay a deposit for their services.
Timescale and Installation
For example; some cemeteries will already have laid a concrete Raft or Beam which runs along the head ends of a line of graves.
In these cases a gravestone (an upright headstone) can be ordered as soon as it suits the bereaved family as there is no need to wait for settlement of the grave.
Conversely, if permitted, a full kerbed type of gravestone (one with edging that covers the whole grave), is best not installed for at least 12 months following the burial.
In the case of interment of ashes, virtually no settlement time is required due to the relatively small nature of the hole that has to be cut into the grave.
Whilst families can often be very keen to have the gravestone installed, it is best not to have it fixed earlier than is recommended by the stonemason.
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Please get in touch if you have any questions. Gravestones HQ are determined to encounter the difficulties when a loved one passes.
If you have any questions you want to ask or suggestions for additional things I could include in the guide please do contact me, I would love to hear from you mailto:gravestoneshq@gmail.com.
