MYLOR PARISH CEMETERY
REGULATIONS – LAWN TYPE CEMETERY
In order to maximise the capacity of the cemetery it is necessary to limit the space taken by memorials. For the benefit of the relatives of the deceased, and the instruction of all funeral directors permitted to conduct their business in Mylor Parish Cemetery, the Parish Council have decided to issue the following specifications to preserve a well maintained and peaceful resting place. It is expected that the services of a funeral director will be utilised for any interments/erection of headstones, cremation plaques etc and that the materials used will be biodegradable
- Headstones should not exceed a width of 2 feet 9 inches, be no higher than 2 feet 6 inches above ground level, and no greater than 6 inches in thickness.
- Headstone plinths or bases should not exceed 3 feet in width and 12 inches in thickness
As this is a lawn type cemetery, the following will not be permitted;
a) Kerbstones, or any other additional construction/ornamentation
b) Flower holders/vases not within the confines of the headstone plinth
c) No other receptacles are acceptable
d) Planting of flowers or shrubs near the plinths or anywhere in the cemetery without prior permission of the Parish Council.
Memorial plaques for cremated remains should not exceed 1 foot 8 inches by 1 foot 4 Inches in dimension and will be set in the ground to enable a mower to pass over them. A vase may be set in the plaque.
The design, colour of design, and wording, on headstones or plaques must first be approved by the Parish Council.
- If a mechanical digger is used to dig graves, the following conditions apply;
- a) Unloading diggers must be carried out on grassed areas
- b) At no time should diggers be allowed to travel on, or traverse tarmac areas.
- c) Any damage to grassed areas must be repaired/made good by the undertaker to the satisfaction of the Parish Council.
- d) Any damage to tarmac areas could result in the withdrawal of permission to use the cemetery.
All graves should be refilled level with existing ground, and excess rubble removed from the cemetery.
Anna Pentecost
Clerk to Mylor Parish Council