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Tragedy Highlights Memorial Safety Responsibility

The recent tragic death of a 4-year-old boy in a Lancashire Cemetery has again highlighted concerns regarding memorial safety. It cannot be overstated that ultimately, the responsibility for ensuring a memorial does not pose a danger to the public lies with the grave...

Liverpool City Council Cemeteries Price Increases

In a move that has surprised us at Sarsfield Memorials, Liverpool City Council Cemeteries Department informed us recently that they are increasing their prices by 5% as of 3rd February 2025. This is against the usual practice of any rises coming into effect in April,...

Happy New Year From Sarsfield Memorials

As another year draws to a close, Sarsfield Memorials would like to thank all our customers for their support and wish you all the best for 2025. We are now entering our 78th year of operations. Sarsfield Memorials was founded by James Sarsfield (left) in 1947 and is...

Chinese Memorials

As the home of Europe's oldest Chinatown, it is unsurprising that the city cemeteries contain many Chinese memorials. These memorials have some interesting characteristics compared to British headstones, as demonstrated by an order we recently completed in Allerton...

Memorial Safety is Owners’ Responsibility

Earlier this month there was uproar in Glasgow, where the local authority had placed warning labels on unsafe memorials in the city's cemeteries. In some cases, the labels covered the name of the deceased. Whatever the ethics of this, it is a stark reminder that the...

Runcorn Cemeteries

There are two Runcorn cemeteries in the town, both managed by Halton Borough Council. Only one of them however has new burial plots available. Halton Cemetery is situated close to Runcorn Shopping City. This has no more new plots available and only burials in existing...

Special Offers at Sarsfield Memorials

Over the coming weeks and months, Sarsfield Memorials will be updating our 'Special Offers' page on a regular basis. This is so we can make room at our storage facility for new stock in 2024. We will be offering various memorials at discounted prices and the first two...

Widnes Cemeteries

There are two cemeteries in the town of Widnes, situated in the borough of Halton, which straddles the River Mersey in Cheshire. The newest of the Widnes cemeteries is Peel House cemetery on the former Fairfield High School site. This has only opened within the last...

Duke Street Cemetery Southport

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...

Liverpool War Graves

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...

Obituary – Terry Sarsfield

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...

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