by Steven Horton | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Duke Street Cemetery in Southport is the oldest of the four cemeteries that are maintained by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, having opened in 1866. The cemetery is in two distinct parts. The older part, designed by landscape architect Edward Kemp, contains many...
by Steven Horton | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
The six cemeteries that are run by Liverpool City Council contain over 2,500 headstones that are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). These are graves marked by the recognisable white headstone, which is more often than not made from Portland...
by Steven Horton | Jan 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
The following obituary for Terry Sarsfield was first published in the newsletter of the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM). Terry Sarsfield, 89 years, passed peacefully on 27th December 2022. Terry was a traditional craftsman who served his apprenticeship...
by Steven Horton | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sefton Council in Merseyside has recently sent an update to memorials masons. This is regarding some important safety tests that are being carried out in cemeteries across the borough, as well as the increasing use of scatter tubes when interring cremated remains. The...
by Steven Horton | Nov 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
In November 2022 Liverpool City Council updated the Memorial Mason’s Charter that must be adhered to by any masons working within their cemeteries. Within it are some important changes to what happens to memorials when burials take place in existing grave plots....
