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Memorial Costs
What are the charges?
Monuments and memorials come in a vast array of different shapes, sizes, materials and cost categories. Not only can the cost of a memorial be influenced by the choice of material used, but also it’s proposed size, along with other design considerations, such as lettering, hand painted elements and photo plaques.
Memory Lane Memorials take pride on being able to provide quality memorials for all budgets and can advise on the best memorial budgets to suit a particular cost limitation, as well as important factors to considering when cost is an important consideration. No obligation proofs and quotations will be provided for the chooses memorial and if price adjustments are needed, we will advise on all available options.
Disbursements
There are disbursements that are chargeable and these are fixed fees regardless of which stone mason you use. These are the fees that church’s and town/parish councils levy when a monument is erected. These are also chargeable when an existing memorial has an additional inscription. These charges can vary widely from council to council and Memory Lane Memorials will advice/include these costs within our quotations. Please be aware that if you’re loved one is buried out of their own parish, the fees in some cemeteries can be significantly more.
Church of England Costs
Small cross of wood – £49.00.
Small vase not exceeding 305mm x 203mm x 203mm (12” x 8” x 8”) or tablet, plaque or other marker commemorating a person whose remains have been cremated – £79.00.
Any other monument e.g. headstone – £150.00
Additional inscription on existing monument – £31.00
Other FAQs
- We want a memorial for our loved one, but how do we decide which one would be right?
- How long do we have to wait for the ground to settle before we can have our memorial fitted?
- How do we know what type of monument will be accepted in a particular churchyard or cemetery?
- How much will our memorial cost?
- How long will it take you to supply/fit our chosen monument?
- How and when do we pay for our memorial?
- We already have family graves and we want to match an existing headstone, can this be done?
- We have an existing family headstone, but we want to change the wording on the stone, can this be done?
- We have a family grave which is old and the memorial is now showing its age, can anything be done?
- Who in the family can apply to have a memorial placed on a grave?
