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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...

Memorials to Kitty Wilkinson

‘Saint of the Slums’ – 1786 – 1860 Liverpool’s ‘Saint of the Slums’, as she was later dubbed, was born Catherine Seward in Londonderry, 1786. She came to Liverpool in 1795 with her mother, having lost her father and sister in a shipwreck, and was apprenticed in a...

Memorials to Alfred Lewis Jones KCMG

Born in Carmarthen on 24 February 1845, Alfred Jones began his career in shipping at an early age. He was apprenticed at twelve to the African Steamship Company in Liverpool and spent numerous years rising through the business, reaching the role of manager by the time...

Cleaning and Refurbishment of Memorials

We all want to honour the memory of our loved ones after they have passed away. We know our clients spend lots of time and put a great deal of thought into choosing the perfect memorial, one which rightfully shows the world what their deceased friend or relative means...

Thank you

We just want to say a huge thank you to all our families that have been in contact with us over the last 12 months we feel honored to be your chosen Monumental Mason. We understand how difficult a bereavement is and how it effects everyone in the family, we hope the...

Memorials to William Huskisson

Respected Liverpool MP and one of the world’s first railway casualties William Huskisson was a renowned British statesman and MP of several constituencies, including Liverpool from 1823 until his death in 1830. Enormously well-respected in Liverpool and beyond, he was...

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