by Steven Horton | Dec 9, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Cremation may have been a method of disposing of dead bodies for thousands of years, but it has only available in Liverpool since the end of the 19th Century. It is also only in recent decades that dedicated plots in cemeteries for cremated remains have been...
by Steven Horton | Dec 5, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
A new statue of The Beatles at the Liverpool waterfront has been unveiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last time the band played in the city on 5th December 1965. Neither John Lennon or George Harrison have grave markers anywhere, their ashes having been...
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 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,...
