Cemeteries and burials

Lawn type

Lawn type (headstone)

Headstone

Maximum dimensions:

• Height including foundation slab: 3'6" / 42 inches / 106.5cm
• Width including any mini kerb added: 3'6" / 42 inches / 106.5cm
• Length including any mini kerb or planting area 1'10" / 22 inches / 56cm
• Thickness of stone 6 inches / 15.2cm

No memorials will be passed for fitting which exceed these dimensions.

Cremation plots and children's headstones

Lawn type memorial with a mini kerb

Maximum dimensions:

• Height including foundation slab 2'3" / 27 inches / 68.5cm
• Width including any mini kerbs 2'6" / 30 inches
• Length including mini kerb or planting area 1'6" / 18 inches / 46cm
• Thickness of stone 6 inches / 15.2cm

No memorials will be passed for fitting which exceed these dimensions.

Traditional type memorial / kerb memorial

Headstone with kerbs

Headstone with kerbs

Maximum dimensions:

• Height including foundation slab 3'6" / 42 inches / 106.5cm
• Width including foundation 3' 0" / 36 inches / 91.5cm
• Length including foundation 6'6" / 78 inches / 198cm
• Thickness of stone 6" / 15.2cm

No memorials will be passed for fitting which exceed these dimensions.

Children's kerb memorial at Canley and Lenton's Lane cemetery

Maximum dimensions:

• Height including foundation slab 2'3" / 27 inches / 68.5cm
• Width including foundation 2'0" / 24 inches / 61cm
• Length including foundation 3'0" / 36 inches / 91.5cm
• Thickness of stone 6" / 15.2cm

No memorials will be passed for fitting which exceed these dimensions.

Children's kerb memorial at Walgrave cemetery

Maximum dimensions:

• Height including foundation slab 2'3" / 27 inches / 68.5cm
• Width including foundation 2'0" / 24 inches / 61cm
• Length including foundation 3'9" / 45 inches / 61cm

No memorials will be passed for fitting which exceed these dimensions.

Kerb sets

Full traditional kerb sets are not allowed on the lawn area at any of our cemeteries, except in the memorial border next to your headstone. These kerb sets must not go over onto the next grave space, so the overall size must be no more than 42 inches wide and 22 inches deep for ordinary graves.

On a Cremated Remains Section the size must not be more than 30" x 18" overall. ( 1060 x 560 and 760 x 460 metric).

Any grave prepared at your request on the Traditional section cannot be maintained at the same frequency as those on lawn sections. Full Kerb sets are generally allowed on the understanding that families plan to maintain the graves themselves, this might include weeding the centres and grass cutting.

Advice on choosing a memorial and the type allowed, is available from us or the National Association of Monumental Masons at Castle Mews, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2XL.