Graveyard Management
Bereavement Services Portal
A web-based portal for professionals working in the bereavement care sector. Contains details of 900 cemetery and crematoria operators and over 3000 cemeteries and burial grounds.
Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management - free downloads
The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management website has a large number of downloads providing advice to cemetery professionals on a range of subjects including memorial safety.
2001 Select Committee Review on Cemeteries in England
The Proceedings and Report of the House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee 2001 review on cemetery provision in England can be consulted online at the United Kingdom Parliament website.
Historic Scotlands Gravestone and Graveyard Electronic Leaflets
Gravestone and Graveyard Electronic leaflets from Historic Scotland include advice on:
- Working in a Scheduled or Listed Graveyard or Burial Ground [40K]
- Good Practice in Maintaining a Historic Graveyard [41K]
- Looking After Gravestones [37K]
- Health & Safety Guide: Visitors and Owners [148K]
- Health & Safety Guide: Works Teams, Volunteers and Volunteer Surveyors [747K]
- Emergency Measures for Historic Memorials: A Short Guide for Cemetery Managers [1.4MB]
- Historic Scotland Grants in Relation to Graveyards or Burial Grounds [32K]
- Abandoned Structures Within Graveyards [33K]
Sources of Financial Assistance the Conservation of Scotlands Historic Graveyards - free booklet
Sources of Financial Assistance the Conservation of Scotlands Historic Graveyards (get download) published by Historic Scotland in conjunction with the CSAs Carved Stones Adviser Project.
Guidance for Graveyard Maintenance by Chicora Foundation (USA)
Guidance for Cemetery Preservation from the Chicora Foundation (USA) includes information on following topics:
- Lawn Maintenance
- Removing Climbing Plants from Stone and Masonry
- Working in Cemeteries (including Sling Safety)
- Cemetery Ironwork
- Gravestone Cleaning
- Gravestone Resetting
Guidance for Graveyard Maintenance by Woodlawn Cemetery (Canada)
Guidance for graveyard maintenance from has advice for the following topics
- Historic Conservation
- Monument Cleaning And Assessment Service
- Monument repairs
- Monument Safety
- Monument Care Workshops Woodlawn Cemetery
Graveyard Conservation Plans
Several reports and plans are available online including
- Aberdeenshire Historic Kirkyards produced by Aberdeenshire Council
- City of Edinburghs Graveyard Gazetteer for Calton Old and New Burial Grounds
- City of London Cemetery Conservation and Management Plan
- Bisley Road Stroud Site Management Plan
Page last updated May 2010