by Steven Horton | Sep 12, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
At Sarsfield Memorials we are often asked to supply heart shaped headstones but before committing there are some factors you have to consider. Traditionally Roman Catholics have held a devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, believing this shows Christ’s...
by Steven Horton | Aug 3, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Whereas all monumental masons are stonemasons, not all stonemasons are monumental masons. Stonemasonry is, along with prostitution, the oldest profession on the world but those that specialise in monumental masonry need a specific skill set. The work of a monumental...
by Steven Horton | May 5, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
One-piece foundations mean that all of the memorial and kerbset sit on a reinforced concrete foundation, making it easier to re-align it if there is any movement in the ground. If you are having kerbsets fitted we would always advise you to have them fixed on a one...
by Steven Horton | Apr 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
You may often notice in cemeteries that there are areas of plain grass on which small plaques are sporadically situated. These are the parts of the cemetery where the public graves are situated, in which people have been buried at the local authority’s expense with...
by Steven Horton | Feb 13, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
14th February 2016 marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of Bob Paisley, the most successful manager in Liverpool Football Club’s history. The former bricklayer from Hetton-le-hole in county Durham came to Liverpool as player in 1939 and never left. After...
by Steven Horton | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Should you be in the tragic situation of losing a child, there is now some comfort in that cemeteries are a lot more flexible in the type of memorials and ornamentation that are allowed on children’s graves. Gone are the rigid rules of days gone by when the only...
