What materials are allowed?

Memorials must be of approved natural stone or of hardwood. The following stone is approved in the Diocese, and examples are deposited at Diocesan House:

Granite

Preferred:Silver grey, quarried in Cornwall and Devon.
Permitted:Tarn (France), Karin (Finland), Marlow (Portugal).

Slate

Cornish, Welsh Blue and Grey, Lakeland Green and Grey.

No other materials are permitted.  In particular blue, red, black and dark grey granites, white marble, synthetic stone and plastic are not permitted.

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