Cemeteries and crematorium

You can make arrangements to buy the rights of burial of a grave space for a period of 40 years at the cemeteries office. You can buy a grave in advance to be reserved for future use. There is also an option to extend the period of the lease at any time. You can get further advice from both the cemeteries office and your funeral director.

Details of memorials and further information can be found in the cemetery regulations available at the cemeteries office.

We are now able to provide above ground burial chambers in Mausolea that reflect the style and character of the chapels at Putney Vale Cemetery.

Situated adjacent to the main drive and the floral terrace, each chamber is designed for a single interment with a 99 year right of burial. Each chamber is provided with a decorative moulded stone front panel complete with a polished black granite tablet insert for inscription.

We will be pleased to provide you with further details including payment terms.

Grave maintenance

We offer a grave maintenance service at all of our cemeteries, designed to suit your needs and remove the worry of keeping the grave tidy and attractive. Seasonal planting can also be carried out twice a year. Full details of the service and costs are available from the cemeteries office or can be downloaded below.

New graves

New graves are available at Putney Vale, Wandsworth and Morden cemeteries. However space is limited and we are only able to offer grave selection at Morden cemetery. Ground and weather conditions also play an important part in the location of new graves.

Selecting a grave plot

We offer two types of grave plots, either a lawn type grave or a full memorial. There is a wide range of memorial types available for placement on a grave plot and a funeral director or monumental mason can advise you of these options.

Insurance and responsibility for headstones

If you have not already done so you are advised to seek appropriate insurance cover, as repairs can be expensive. A number of monumental masons provide this service and some will offer a guarantee of their workmanship. Sadly, on rare occaisons there have been incidents of damage to private headstones and this is naturally very distressing for the owners to deal with. We have no responsibility for any damage to memorials and reserves the right to remove any memorial that has become unsightly or unsafe.

Memorial safety

To ensure the safety of visitors and staff in the cemeteries, the council, under the directive of the Health and Safety Executive, is carrying out a safety audit of all memorials within the cemetery. We are obliged to make safe any memorial found in immediate danger and will attempt to make contact with the owner. Memorials remain the property and responsibility of the registered grave owner and owners are required to check that their memorial is safe. If owners find their memorials are unsafe they should arrange to have repair work carried out by a monumental mason.