Headstones & Memorials Regulations

The Diocese has regulations about memorials and headstones in churchyards and burial grounds.

There is no right to a memorial headstone. Strictly speaking permission from the Chancellor of the Diocese is required in every case but in practice he has delegated this authority:

• To the minister of the parish provided that the memorial conforms to these regulations and
• To the Archdeacon who may permit an individually designed memorial which is of artistic merit.

Otherwise you must obtain a faculty. All work carried out shall also conform to the Code of Working Practice of the National Association of Memorial Masons.

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