Gravestones etc

[Keziahemm]

I think the proper name should be URN   

Susan 

[NigelG]

I found my GG Grandparents grave in our local cemetary. All that remained was a small nub of a stone with just the surname hand carved into the stone (very worn and very faint) & the remains of a few curb stones.

I enquired about erecting a stone and was told that was not allowed. I asked about placing new curb stones around the grave to define the plot - again - not allowed. I then asked about placing a marble vase with an inscription and again was told - not allowed.

Sadly it seems that some local authorities prefer to allow graves to fall into disrepair to the extent that they vanish off the face of the earth rather than allow those relatives who wish, to commemorate their ancestors - very sad  

(One consellation - I found a grave that contained my Gx4 Grandfather, Gx3 Grandparents and G Grandparents with the stone still intact. I was allowed to clean that up as best I could and get assurances that the stone would not be "touched" without contacting me first.)

 

[GRACELAND]

URN ,,,,, Yes was racking my brain for that word Ta !! 

[MarieC]

NigelG,

Talk about bureaucracy gone mad!!  That is crazy stuff.  I presume that the cemetery as a whole looks rather unkempt because the authorities will not allow anyone to do anything.  My sympathies!

MarieC

[Guy Etchells]

I found my GG Grandparents grave in our local cemetary. All that remained was a small nub of a stone with just the surname hand carved into the stone (very worn and very faint) & the remains of a few curb stones.

It sounds very much as if the Headstone has gone and only the Footstone and kerbstones remain.

If the cemetry is a Council run cemetry ask that the subject be brought up in the council chamber and the matter resolved there.
It may also be fruitful to raise the matter in a local paper.
Cheers
Guy