Memorials

We own two cemeteries in the Staffordshire Moorlands, our cemetery services are administered by Alliance Environmental Services who work in partnership with Cheshire East Council

If you would like to install a memorial headstone on a grave in one of our cemeteries, you need to contact a local Stonemason, who must be registered with BRAMM (British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons), or NAMM  (National Association of Monumental Masons) and have Public Liability Insurance to complete the work. They will need to apply for a Staffordshire Moorlands Memorial Permit before they erect or replace a headstone, or remove  an existing headstone to add an additional inscription to it.

Memorial guidelines are included in our cemetery regulations (PDF, 304 KB) (opens new window).

How much does a memorial permit cost?

Memorial permit fees can be found here SMDC cemetery fees (PDF, 159 KB) (opens new window).

Your memorial should be insured and checked at least every five years by a professional memorial mason.  It is important you keep us informed if you change address as we regularly test memorials for safety and will contact you if work is needed. 

As a grave owner it is your responsibility to repair any defects to your memorial as soon as possible. If we cannot contact you we will lie down, support or remove memorials in disrepair.

Memorial plaques and benches