Cemetery regulations

Plot and graves

Traditional plots

The memorial for a traditional grave should be no bigger than 5'0". The memorial should fit inside of the grave space. All applications are checked by the cemetery manager. They can decide to allow the memorial or not.

Memorials for Public Graves (sometimes call Common Graves) can be a vase which should be 18" high, 15" wide, and 2" thick. If the vase is fixed to the base, it should be no bigger than 12" high, x 9" wide, and x 9" thick. This should be fixed to a plinth or base no bigger than 12" high, x12" wide, and x2" thick. It should be made of the same material and fixed on a concrete foundation which is the same size as the plinth.

Plots X, Y and AA to FF

  • headstone height - a maximum of 2'8" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • headstone width - a maximum of 2'6" and a minimum of 1'" minimum
  • headstone thickness - a maximum of 4" and a minimum of 2" minimum
  • base length - a maximum of 3'0" and a minimum of 3'0" minimum
  • base width - a maximum of 1'3" and a minimum of 1'0" minimum
  • base thickness - a maximum of 5" and a minimum of 4" minimum

The total height of the monument from the ground level, should be 3'0" and the headstone should not be less than 2'7". The widest part should not be smaller than 2'6, and the thickest part of the stone shall not be smaller than 3".

Plots GG to LL

  • headstone height - a maximum of 2'8" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • headstone width - a maximum of 2'6" and a minimum of 1'0'" minimum
  • headstone thickness - a maximum of 4" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • base length - a maximum of 3'0" and a minimum of 2'6" minimum
  • base width - a maximum of 1'3" and a minimum of 1'0" minimum
  • base thickness - a maximum of 4" and a minimum of 3" minimum

The total height of the monument from the ground level, should not be bigger than 3'0" and not smaller than 2'9". The headstone should not be less than 2’0" high. The widest part should not be smaller than 2'0, and the thickest part of the stone shall not be smaller than 3".

Plots MM to QQ

  • headstone height - a maximum of 2'6" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • headstone width - a maximum of 2'0" and a minimum of 1'0'" minimum
  • headstone thickness - a maximum of 3" and a minimum of 2" minimum
  • base length - a maximum of 2'6" and a minimum of 2'6" minimum
  • base width - a maximum of 1'0" and a minimum of 1'0" minimum
  • base thickness - a maximum of 3" and a minimum of 3" minimum

The total height of the monument from the ground level, should be 2'9" and the headstone should not be less than 2'6". The widest part should not be smaller than 2’0, and the thickest part of the stone shall not be smaller than 3".

Children's graves

  • headstone height - a maximum of 1'6" and a minimum of 1'0" minimum
  • headstone width - a maximum of 1'3" and a minimum of 9" minimum
  • headstone thickness - a maximum of 2" and a minimum of 1" minimum
  • base length - a maximum of 1'6" and a minimum of 1'6" minimum
  • base width - a maximum of 9" and a minimum of 9" minimum
  • base thickness - a maximum of 2" and a minimum of 2" minimum

The total height of the monument from the ground level, should be 1'8" and the headstone should not be less than 1’6". The widest part should not be smaller than 1'3, and the thickest part of the stone shall not be smaller than 2".

Cremated ashes graves (table only)

  • table length - a maximum of 2'0" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • table width - a maximum of 9" and a minimum of 9" minimum
  • table height (rear) - a maximum of 1'0" and a minimum of 6" minimum
  • table height (front) - a maximum of 3" and a minimum of 2" minimum

Cremated ashes graves (tapered table and vase)

  • table length - a maximum of 2'0" and a minimum of 1'3" minimum
  • table width - a maximum of 9" and a minimum of 9" minimum
  • table height (rear) - a maximum of 8" and a minimum of 3" minimum
  • table height (front) - a maximum of 3" and a minimum of 2" minimum
  • vase length - a maximum of 9" and a minimum of 9" minimum
  • vase width - a maximum of 9" and a minimum of 9" minimum
  • vase height - a maximum of 1'0" and a minimum of 6" minimum

The height of the tablet where it touches the vase should not be smaller than one third, or bigger than two thirds of the height of the vase. When the vase is fixed to the top of the tablet the height of the vase should not be smaller than 3". The total height of the vase and tablet must not be less than 6" or bigger than 12".

The cremated ashes memorial should be made of one or two pieces of natural stone chosen from one of the these types:

  • fossil (subject to quality)
  • honed or eggshell grey granite
  • hopton wood
  • nabresina including crown or roman portland

The front of the tablet should be marked in the middle with the grave number.

West border cremated ashes graves

  • headstone height - a maximum of 2'0" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • headstone width - a maximum of 1'6" and a minimum of 1'6" minimum
  • headstone thickness - a maximum of 2" and a minimum of 2" minimum
  • base length - a maximum of 2'0" and a minimum of 2'0" minimum
  • base width - a maximum of 1'0" and a minimum of 1'0" minimum
  • base thickness - a maximum of 2" and a minimum of 2" minimum
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