Natural Stone Memorials
The latest news from the Stone Industry
David Francis writes a column about memorial masonry in Natural Stone Specialist magazine.
Now BSI has said this is how memorial fixing systems should be tested, in a pit 1m x 1m and 1m deep. It is written into the new British Standard 8415.
Lord Shuttleworth, the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, lays a wreath at Darwen’s new memorial commemorating World War I, built by Stevenson Memorials.
Billy Lillywhite, whose memory lives on in a fund to help others. If you would like to contribute to the fund, go to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/billycarver.
The new cross on the Isle of Wight that commemorates the killing of the Russian royal family 100 years ago.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s first visitor centre is due to open in France next spring.
Odlings introduced a new range of marble memorials at the NAMM Tradex exhibition last year and is delighted with how well they are selling.
Anton Matthews demonstrates the effectiveness of his Stone-Safe memorial fixing system using a dug pit filled with sand.
David Francis is a hands-on mason who has specialised for many years on the memorial side of the stone industry. If you have an issue regarding any aspect of memorial masonry, David is happy to help. Send your questions or comments to David at [email protected].
David Francis wonders if memorial masons will be any better off with the updated British Standard 8415 and is upset to be reporting another problem with lettering.
David Francis comments on the memorial masonry side of the industry.
Not yet cut and dried, it seems. The debate on how to test the fixings for memorial headstones is perhaps not over yet.
This method of testing memorial stability is being incorporated into the revised BS 8415, the stone memorial standard, expected to be published in June.
Some of 1.7million war graves that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission tends.