by Steven Horton | Nov 30, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When purchasing a headstone for your loved one’s grave, one of the most important things to consider is will it be anchored. If the answer is yes, then you can be sure that the gravestone is secure for many years to come. Sarsfield Memorials is a member of the...
by Steven Horton | Nov 15, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Christmas is a time when family members may want to remember their loved ones by paying a visit to the grave. However factors such as location, age, disability and time can make this difficult. At Sarsfield memorials though we can give you peace of mind by laying a...
by Steven Horton | Nov 9, 2015 | Blogs
Historically any ornamentation added to gravestones has been predominantly religious in nature. Although such symbols have not disappeared today and remain popular, especially among the Catholic faith, floral ornamentation has also become a common sight on new...
by Steven Horton | Nov 6, 2015 | Blogs
6th November 2015 is the 150th anniversary of the last act of the American Civil War, when the CSS Shenandoah lowered its flag and surrendered in the River Mersey. Commemorations are taking place in the city, which was the home of the Confederate embassy in Britain...
by Steven Horton | Nov 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
It has always been a common practice for religious ornamentation to be added to gravestones and although it is not as common nowadays as in Victorian times, the practice is far from being a thing of the past. Older graves of people who held strong religious beliefs...
by Steven Horton | Oct 29, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Yew Tree Cemetery was the second of the two Roman Catholic cemeteries that were opened in Liverpool in Victorian times. It took its first burials in 1893, more than thirty years after the one at Ford, near Litherland. The cemetery is named after nearby Yew Tree Lane,...
by Steven Horton | Oct 22, 2015 | Blogs
When looking for a headstone, the temptation is there to search the internet for the best price and order online. However going about it this way can lead to a number of complications arising. Although you may find gravestones on sites such as ebay that seem to offer...
by Steven Horton | Oct 12, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The art of engraving is as old as humanity itself, with the earliest known stone carvings believed to have been made in Indonesia as long as half a million years ago. Stonemasonry is also said to be the joint oldest profession in the world, along with prostitution....
by Steven Horton | Oct 5, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
In the last couple of decades the adding of photographs to gravestones has become commonplace in the United Kingdom, having been a tradition in some European countries for far longer. The most straightforward photographs are those that are on ceramic plates which are...
by Steven Horton | Oct 2, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Everton cemetery is actually situated in Fazakerley, more than three miles from the historic centre of Everton. The reason for this is that in 1876 the overseers of Everton parish determined to buy a sufficient quantity of land so that they had an exclusive area for...
