by Steven Horton | Jan 31, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The number of people choosing to be cremated when they die is increasing in the United Kingdom, with the current figure being 75% compared to 34% in 1960. Along with this though, there a trend for ashes to be interred in cemeteries rather than scattered. More...
by Steven Horton | Jan 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, benefactor of Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, is buried in the graveyard of All Saints Church in Childwall. Walker’s father Peter Walker was a brewer from Ayrshire and the family moved to Liverpool in the 1830s when he was in his...
by Steven Horton | Dec 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
The past year has been another busy one at Sarsfield Memorials, where we always endeavour to do the best we can for our customers. The death of a loved one is extremely painful but our aim is to provide a service that is as comforting as possible for people choosing...
by Steven Horton | Dec 21, 2017 | Blogs
Amongst the graves at St James’ Cemetery, overlooked by Liverpool Cathedral, is a victim of the sinking of the SS Ellan Vannin, which went down during a storm in 1909. Fifteen year old Ernest Allen was returning to Liverpool from the Isle of Man with his mother....
by Steven Horton | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
The grave of one of the men who contributed to Everton Football Club’s move from Anfield to Goodison Park in 1892 has recently been restored. After being hidden behind bushes for many years the memorial to the club’s director William Whitford is now fully...
by Steven Horton | Nov 13, 2017 | Blogs
The Blue Coat Liverpool city centre’s oldest building celebrates its 300th birthday in 2017. The building that is now an arts centre was first opened as the Blue Coat School, a place where the town’s poorest children could be accommodated and learn to read...
by Steven Horton | Aug 8, 2017 | Blogs
It is twenty five years since a diary surfaced which was claimed to have been written by Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick confessing to be Jack the Ripper. Significant doubt was cast on the authenticity of the diary at the time. However researchers now say...
by Steven Horton | Jul 30, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When it comes to adding images to memorials, a consideration that needs to be taken is whether to have them done by sandblasting or laser etching. There are pros and cons of each technique, usually dependent on the type of image you need and the material the headstone...
by Steven Horton | Jul 18, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
All Saints Church Childwall in Liverpool has one of the city’s oldest churchyards and contains the graves of some prominent people. They include some of the most notable Liverpool businessmen of the Victorian era, a famous Everton footballer, poet and the...
by Steven Horton | Jun 27, 2017 | Blogs
Graves containing mosaic memorials have been around for centuries. However, despite their durability, they are are not commonly seen in cemeteries. Some examples of the earliest mosaic memorials can be found at the Bardo museum in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, which...
