Who can arrange a memorial

You must be the grave owner (the person named on the deed as the owner of exclusive right of burial) to erect, replace or carry out any work on a memorial on the grave.

You should wait 11 months for a new grave to settle before placing a memorial on it.

Contact a specialist mason to put up the memorial - you can find a memorial mason through:

The memorial mason will advise you on the different types of memorial and arrange for permission from the Royal Borough of Greenwich to carry out the work.

Remove or replace a memorial

You'll need to pay a fee if you want to remove and replace a memorial, for example to allow an extra burial in the grave plot.

View a list of prices to remove and replace memorials