by Steven Horton | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Jan 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Steven Horton | Dec 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Nov 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sarsfield Memorials has been pleased to restore two graves in Ford Cemetery, Litherland, on behalf of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The two memorials are situated in the same section of the cemetery. One of them, in the style of a Celtic cross, is over 140 years old...
by Steven Horton | Feb 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sarsfield Memorials are the UK agents for Incimar, an Italian company that provides marble engraving tools of a high-quality standard. Incimar was established eighty years ago and has remained a market leader in an environment that is increasingly changing due to...
by Steven Horton | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sarsfield Memorials were devastated at the beginning of this month when our mum, May, passed away at the age of 91. May’s death comes just eleven months after that of her beloved husband of 63 years, Terry Sarsfield. Terry, the second generation of Sarsfield...
by Steven Horton | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Since 30th October 2023, Halton Council have made a major change to how they arrange the transfer of ownership of graves. They will now be requiring a Statutory Declaration for grave transfers if the owner is deceased. This change protects the interests of the local...
by Steven Horton | Oct 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
At Sarsfield Memorials we take pride in restoring existing memorials as well as supplying new ones. We do accept that our prices are higher than those charged by companies offering general grave cleaning and restoration services. However, there are reasons for this,...
