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Monuments — Urns & vases

Turned, hollowed
and matched to the stone.

Vases, flowerpots, lanterns and sealed urns — cut from the offcut of the memorial's own block, which is why they still match the headstone in ten years and a bought-in vase does not.

Round · square · tapered Loose, dowelled or turn-down Drainage drilled Sealed urn plates Matched sets from one block

Twelve pieces,
one shade of stone.

Order them with the memorial and they come off the same block. Order them a year later and they will be close, but not the same stone.

Turned round granite memorial vase, polished, on a square base Round vaseTurned from solid granite, polished inside the rim Square section granite memorial vase with polished faces Square vaseSquare section, sharp arris, simplest to letter Tapered granite memorial vase narrowing towards the foot Tapered vaseNarrower at the foot, the classic cemetery profile Granite memorial vase on a stepped plinth, cut as a matched pair Vase on plinthVase and stepped plinth cut as a matched pair Granite turn-down memorial vase set flush into its base Turn-down vaseRecessed vase that sits flush when not in use Polished granite cremation urn with a sealed base plate Granite urnSealed urn for cremated remains, threaded base plate Companion granite cremation urn sized for two sets of remains Companion urnOne vessel for a couple, or a matched pair Small granite keepsake urn with a polished finish Keepsake urnMiniature urn for a family member to keep Open granite flowerpot for a grave plot FlowerpotOpen planter set at the foot of the monument Rectangular granite flower box cut to kerb width with drainage holes Flower boxRectangular box, kerb width, drilled for drainage Granite memorial lantern box with a cut roof and glazed opening Lantern boxCandle housing with a cut roof and glazed opening Matched granite set of urn, vases and lantern cut from one block run Matched setUrn, vases and lantern from one block run

How the vase
sits on the base.

Four ways, and it is worth asking the family which they want — this is what decides whether the vase is still on the plot next spring.

Loose FixingSits on the base Lifted out for cleaning and planting. Simplest, and the one most families expect.
Dowelled FixingStainless pin Pinned into the base so it cannot be lifted off the plot.
Recessed FixingCut into the base A rebate in the base holds the foot, so the vase cannot be knocked over.
Turn-down FixingFlush when closed The vase drops into a sleeve and sits level with the base — nothing for a mower to catch.

Vases commonly run 200–350 mm tall with a 60–100 mm bore. State the bore if the family uses a metal liner, and tell us whether the cemetery allows anything standing proud — several only permit turn-down.

Cored, turned
and sealed here.

Urn plates are fitted and checked before packing. A chamber that does not close properly is the one failure a family notices immediately.

BlockOffcut from the memorial runCoringCentre bored outTurningProfile shapedHollowingBore, rim and drainagePolishingOutside and inside the rimLetteringIf the piece carries a nameSealBase plate fitted and checkedPackingBoxed, rims protected
  1. 01BlockOffcut from the memorial run
  2. 02CoringCentre bored out
  3. 03TurningProfile shaped
  4. 04HollowingBore, rim and drainage
  5. 05PolishingOutside and inside the rim
  6. 06LetteringIf the piece carries a name
  7. 07SealBase plate fitted and checked
  8. 08PackingBoxed, rims protected

Small pieces,
handled close up.

These get picked up, washed and re-filled. Polish quality and rim finish carry them, so they are worked to a tighter standard than site stone.

Matches the memorial Absolute BlackCut from the same block run as the headstone Grey plots Steel GreyQuiet grey beside a grey memorial Warm Tan BrownRed-brown, reads well against planting Colour Imperial RedWhere the family has chosen red Light Kashmir WhitePale vases on a light memorial Premium Black GalaxySpeckle gives a small turned piece some life
SizesVases 200–350 mm tall, flower boxes cut to your kerb width, urns sized to the vessel you supply. Send the urn, not just the volume.
DrainageDrilled through unless you ask otherwise — standing water stains granite and freezes in winter.
SealingThreaded plates, recessed plates with stainless screws, or adhesive on site. Say which your funeral homes prefer.
LetteringNames, dates or a short inscription on urns, boxes and plates, engraved or sandblasted.
SetsUrn, vase pair, flower box and lantern quoted together and held to one block run.
PackingEach piece boxed individually with the rim and arrises protected; fixings bagged inside the same carton.

Order the fittings
with the memorial.

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