Headstones

[Astonian]

hi wendy
i hope you do not mind me asking a qeustion
could you tell me wtether or not when you asked a stone mason to re-write the inscription on a head stone
do they have to get permission from the councilto taks away the head stone to do this and also does the person requesting this work to be carried out have to produce the deeds of he grave stone
or should i say the plot as i have been told this is the case
or would that be false info;; they have been given ;
as i have not heard of this before
and as the cemetrys are your specials i thought you would be the person to asked i hope you did not mind asking you
have a nice day best wishes astonion ;;;;

 

[Wendy]

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Astonian. I would contact the cemetery concerned and ask the question. There are guide lines concerning graves and cemeteries have their own rules.

 

[BernardR]

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I was advised that I could only have work done if I presented the deeds of the plot - that was for Solihull.

Does this not deserve its own thread?

 

[Alberta]

Both Birmingham and Solihull need to see the deeds before any work can be done.

Both councils charge to allow your mason to remove the stone ,Birmingham charge a little more than Solihull.

Another extra cost; When the stone is removed the foundation plinth it stands on is examined to see if it complies with todays health and safety
regulations and if not you have to pay for a new plinth to be put in place,costly believe me.

We paid for some reguilding work to be done recently and the cemetery allowed the mason to do it on site at no cost.

 

[Wendy]

I had to prove a family connection and then fill a form in at Handsworth to have my memorial raised at Key Hill Cemetery. I suppose it may be slightly different there as so many have been laid down. Also the cemetery is so old not many deeds would survive. The family are the ones who have to have them restored. Once you register your connection you are responsible for the grave from then on. It is tricky as other family members could claim a connection and object. I was lucky as I wrote to all the family I could find and told them of my intention. They helped me fund the raising of the memorial.

 

[Astonian]

Hi guys and wendy
many thanks for all your replies
wendy .the cemetry involved is handsworth
and like some-one said it was expensive and they have to
remove the head stone
and yes its correctly its expensive so there are eight of us and we are all going to have to chipp inin order to get the work done
we have a slight problem we cannot find the deeds
my oungest sister said she never had them and theoldest brother said the same can anybody give any suggestions on this please
once again wendy many thanks for your time
plus all the gang whom have put there tie on this as well
best wishes astonion ;;;

 

[Alberta]

Astonian,whoever asked for the grave to be reopened for the last funeral,possibly son or daughter of the last person buried there will be down on records held by the cemetery and would become the Grave owner.

If they are no longer alive their next of kin can ask for permission to
have the stone taken away and work done on it.

 

[Astonian]

HI ALBERTA
nice to hear from you again has i have not heard from you in a very long while hope you are well ? ,
many thanks for your time in informing me
best wishes astonion ;;;

 

[ColinB]

Following on from this thread, I have just met with a representative of Birmingham City Council Cemetery Dept., with regard to a plaque fixed to my grand-fathers/g-m's grave by my brother, this plaque was fitted without my knowledge or consent as, I no longer have contact with my brother (by choice).
I was informed that although all interested parties "should try to" agree to any work to be carried out, the oldest living, next of kin to the person named on the deeds, (in this case me) will have final say, as they acknowledge that person as the grave owner.
The plaque is now removed.

Colin