by Steven Horton | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
The town of Kirkby is situated in the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley and was developed as an overspill town for Liverpool in the 1950s. There are no Kirkby cemeteries, with residents encouraged to use the local authority cemetery at Whiston for the...
by Steven Horton | Aug 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sefton Council operates two cemeteries in Southport. One is at Duke Street near the town centre, the other off Liverpool Road in Ainsdale, which is actually known as Birkdale Cemetery. Both of the Southport cemeteries, despite having been in existence for well over...
by Steven Horton | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
At Sarsfield Memorials we are slowly adapting to the ‘new normal’ or ‘different kind of normal’ following the lockdown caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. There are however some changes to the way we are operating. When restrictions were at their tightest in April and...
by Steven Horton | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
During the Covid 19 lockdown there has been a huge increase in the number of people researching their family trees and considering graves restoration. Many have had more time on their hands due to being furloughed from work, while cemeteries are one of the few public...
by Steven Horton | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Cheshire West and Chester Council operates five cemeteries and one crematorium across the borough, which was established in 2009 by the amalgamation of Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston, and Vale Royal local authorities. All of the administrative staff are based at...
by Steven Horton | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Liverpool City Council administers six cemeteries at locations around the city. All of them were opened prior to the First World War, and not all of them have new grave plots available for purchase. The newest of Liverpool City Council’s cemeteries is Allerton, which...
by Steven Horton | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sefton council, a metropolitan local authority covering north Merseyside, operates four cemeteries. Two of these are in Southport, and two in the south of the borough at Bootle and Thornton. The oldest of the Sefton cemeteries is at Duke Street in Southport. Opened in...
by Steven Horton | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Once you have chosen an inscription for your memorial, you then need to decide what form the headstone lettering will take. There are traditional and modern technological options available, with the choice you make very much dependent on the material of the headstone....
by Steven Horton | Aug 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Marble statues are an ideal complement to your loved one’s memorial. They can add peace and tranquility, yet still reflect their character in ways photoplaque images may be unable to. Made out of strong material that doesn’t succumb to inclement weather so...
by Steven Horton | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sarsfield Memorials pride ourselves on being Liverpool’s oldest family run monumental mason business. We pride ourselves on providing quality products and an excellent service. However when memorial renovation isn’t worth it, we will tell you so even...
