by Steven Horton | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the last couple of years, we have received a lot of enquiries regarding memorials for unmarked graves. This, we understand, is down to the increased amount of family research undertaken during the Covid lockdown. There are rules and regulations however regarding...
by Steven Horton | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
It may seem like we haven’t even had any summer so far this year, given the wet weather in recent weeks. However, Christmas will be here before we know it. If you want a memorial installed at your loved one’s grave, now is the time to get your order in to...
by Steven Horton | Jul 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Jan 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Nov 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
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....
