Memorial management

Following a new burial here at the City of London Cemetery we will mark your grave with a wooden peg showing the grave number, grave reference and the surname of the deceased. If it is likely to be some time before the memorial is placed on the grave you can purchase a temporary marker and this can be placed on the grave for one year while you choose your memorial or gravestone. Please take your time in choosing an appropriate inscription and any other features you might like such as a photograph. We advise you to consider whether you will require further interments and inscriptions when you are selecting your memorial.

The City Corporation does not offer an in-house masonry service but can advise you regarding masons who are permitted to work on our site. We require that all memorial work on our site is undertaken by qualified and accredited monumental masons. 

We recommend you obtain quotations from several companies and thoroughly check our regulations about what type, style, colour and size of memorial is permitted in the area that you have chosen. Generally speaking, a memorial should be made of a solid stone such as granite, marble, limestone or Portland stone. Although we inspect and approve each memorial, we do not guarantee the workmanship or materials used, so you should ensure that you are happy with what you have ordered and received and that it meets our rules and regulations.

Please note, the grave owner is responsible for the maintenance of the memorial, and should the stone become unstable or dilapidated, steps may be taken to lay it down, remove it or ‘make it safe’.