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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...

Sefton Council Cemeteries Update

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...

Liverpool Council Memorial Mason’s Charter

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. On...

FOX’S BANK CEMETERY KNOWSLEY

Fox's Bank Cemetery in Whiston, Merseyside, is owned by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. It is where the majority of new burials facilitated by Knowsley's cemeteries department take place. Opened in 1996, Fox's Bank Cemetery is now the only cemetery in Knowsley...

We Continue Striving For Our Customers

At Sarsfield Memorials we always do all we can to meet customer requirements. There are occasions though when that simply is not possible, but we will always ensure our service standards and contractual obligations are met. We have been a family run business for 75...

Distance No Problem For Sarsfield Memorials

In the last few weeks Sarsfield Memorials have completed some orders for memorials in Liverpool's cemeteries on behalf of clients who live far from the city and even on different continents. Despite the distances, we have still been able to complete the orders with...

One of Our Latest Baby Memorials

Getting commissions for baby memorials are among the hardest tasks a monumental mason can face. It requires us to show all our compassion and attentiveness to devastated parents, coupled with knowledge and experience. The aim of this is to provide an everlasting...

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