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  • Shipped to 35 countries across 6 continents
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  • CAD drawings & sample approval before cutting
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Monuments — Headstones

Headstones cut
to your shape sheet.

Uprights, slants, bevels and flat markers in memorial-grade granite — supplied to monument dealers and workshops by the container. Shape, polish specification and lettering are all set on the drawing before anything is cut.

Upright · slant · bevel · flat Bases and kerb sets Sandblasted, painted or gilded Portrait engraving Blank stock or lettered

Twelve shapes,
cut to your sizes.

These are the shapes that move. Send your own template and we cut to that instead — the shape is a drawing, not a catalogue number.

Serpentine top granite headstone with a wave-shaped head on a matching base Serpentine topThe wave-topped upright, the most ordered shape of all Oval top granite headstone with a half-round head on a polished base Oval topHalf-round head, soft and traditional Flat top granite headstone with square head and shoulders on a base Flat topSquare head and shoulders, the plainest upright Gothic top granite headstone with a pointed arch head on a base Gothic topPointed arch head for church and classical settings Heart shaped granite headstone polished all round on a rectangular base HeartHeart profile, usually polished all round Open book granite headstone with two inscription faces on a base BookOpen-book form, one face for each name Teardrop granite headstone with tapered top and rounded shoulders TeardropTapered top with rounded shoulders Granite cross headstone cut in one piece on a polished base Cross headstoneCross cut as the headstone itself Slant granite marker with a wedge profile on a flat base Slant markerWedge profile, reads standing without a full upright Bevel granite pillow marker with a sloped engraved face Bevel markerLow pillow marker with a sloped face Flat granite grave marker laid flush with the turf Flat markerGround-level plate, laid flush with the turf Granite ledger stone covering the full length of the grave Ledger stoneFull-length slab covering the grave

Four profiles,
set by the cemetery.

Most cemeteries allow only one or two of these. Check the rule sheet first — it decides the shape before the family ever sees a design.

Upright HeightTallestSuitsMost lettering space Headstone on a base, reads from standing height across the cemetery.
Slant HeightMid heightSuitsSloped face Wedge on a base — cheaper to ship, still reads from standing.
Bevel HeightLowSuitsMower-friendly Low pillow, face angled just enough to shed water and read from a few feet.
Flat HeightFlushSuitsLawn cemeteries Level with the turf, cemetery-standard where lawn mowing rules apply.

Which faces
get polished.

The single biggest price line on a headstone after the stone itself, and the one most enquiries leave blank. Dark faces are polished; grey faces are sawn or pitched.

All polishedEvery face and both edges polished, including the back.
Polished front, back and topSides left sawn or rock-pitched for a heavier look.
Polished front onlyBack and sides sawn — the value option on a large stone.
Polished front with marginPolished face inside a rock-pitched or frosted border.

If your market uses P-numbers, send the number and we will work to it — the trade codes differ between countries, so we confirm in plain words on the drawing either way.

Eight steps,
one signed drawing.

Blank stock ships faster because it skips the lettering steps — tell us at enquiry which you want and the lead time changes accordingly.

SizesShape, height, baseDrawingLayout and lettering proofStoneBlock reservedCuttingShape and profilePolishingTo the spec you choseLetteringBlasted, painted or gildedInspectionMeasured and photographedCratingStone and base together
  1. 01SizesShape, height, base
  2. 02DrawingLayout and lettering proof
  3. 03StoneBlock reserved
  4. 04CuttingShape and profile
  5. 05PolishingTo the spec you chose
  6. 06LetteringBlasted, painted or gilded
  7. 07InspectionMeasured and photographed
  8. 08CratingStone and base together

Stone first,
then everything else.

Contrast decides whether the lettering still reads in twenty years, which is why the blacks and greys carry most of this trade.

Most ordered Absolute BlackHighest contrast for engraved and gilded letters Volume Steel GreyConsistent grey, forgiving in weather Premium Black GalaxyGolden speckle on a polished face Colour Tan BrownDeep red-brown, strong against snow Colour Imperial RedBright red where the family wants it Light Kashmir WhitePale stone with dark-filled lettering
SizesUprights commonly 24 × 12 in to 48 × 24 in on matching bases; Europe quoted in millimetres. Cemetery rules beat catalogue sizes — send the rule sheet.
BasesStraight, moulded or kerb-set, with a sawn or polished margin and dowel holes cut for setting.
LetteringSandblasted, V-cut or etched; painted, gilded or left natural. Full-size proofs before cutting.
Blank stockShapes shipped polished and blank for your own shop to letter — the fastest way to hold stock.
ExtrasVase holes, photo recesses, carved emblems and kerb sets quoted with the stone, from the same block run.
PackingFaces boarded, arrises protected, stone and base crated together and numbered as a pair.

Send the shape sheet
and the polish spec.

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