This research examines cross-national differences between cemeteries in Sweden and the United States. Cemeteries are complex places that can have a myriad of meaning and uses. They are also important historical and cultural landscapes, and as places of burial they contain special sacred and social meanings. Highly vegetated cemeteries can provide important public green spaces in urban environments and give recreational opportunities to city resident s. London Road Cemetery has new graves available.As cities around the world increase in density, and the number of urban green spaces decrease, the role cemeteries play is becoming increasingly important.Church Road Cemetery has no new graves available.It also has a number of new graves available to purchase for future use. Gap Road Cemetery still has new graves available.These can only be purchased at the time of a burial.
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Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery have new graves available.Public graves do not have garden spaces, they are grassed over and kept clear so that we can maintained the grave and area around it. If we receive a request for a headstone, we will get in touch with each family who has a loved one buried in a public grave and ask for a contribution towards the cost of the headstone.Īlthough the cemetery does not purchase the headstone, it remains the property of the cemetery who coordinate any requests for inscriptions between the families whose love ones are buried in the public grave. People are welcome to arrange for a headstone to be added to a public grave with three lines of inscription for each burial. Because public graves are available to any person, the same grave can not be reserved for their family members. Each grave accommodates four unrelated burial and the cemeteries service will decide who is to be buried in each grave. A selection of restricted items are listed below.įor people who do not want a private grave, we provide public grave spaces.
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Unfortunately, we have to remove restricted items from graves so if you have any questions about the way you are maintaining your grave space, please feel free to contact us with any questions. There are some items that we ask grave owners and family members to refrain from placing on or around their grave space mainly for safety reason but also to ensure that our cemeteries are kept pleasant and attractive. To make sure that our cemeteries continue to be tranquil places to visit, we have to restrict the way graves are kept. Our cemeteries are well kept thanks to the help from grave owners. We ask that this area remains clear so that we can maintain and cut the grass and areas around each grave. The rest of the grave will be grassed over. If you decide not to have a garden space, we can turf over the area. Having a garden space is optional and if you decide to have one, the family and the grave owner are responsible for taking care of the space. We welcome garden spaces in front of the headstones of graves the rest of the grave will be grassed over. This allows a headstone at the head of the grave with a garden space with a maximum size: 0.76 metre (2 feet 6 inches) wide by 1.52 metres (5 feet) in length, this is left for planting bedding flowers or small shrubs. Semi-lawn graves (Sections E, G, H, J, O, P, N, R) The remaining area is grassed over, this must be kept clear at all times.
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Lawn style headstones can be erected at the head of the grave, which then allows a garden space with a maximum size of 1.22 meters (4 feet) in width by 0.46 meter (18 inches) in length. They are similar to lawn graves but are smaller. There is maximum of six interments per grave. The graves are leased for 25 years or 40 years. When the graves have settled we turf the area over, this is usually carried out between October and March.
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A lawn style headstone can be erected at the head of the grave, which then allows a garden space with a maximum size of 1.22 meters (4 feet) in width by 0.46 meter (18 inches) in length. Lawn graves have a simple appearance and are mown regularly throughout the growing season. The grave is leased for 50 years or 75 years. Lawn graves (Sections A, AX, B, C, D, F, FCR, M, MU, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z)