Arranging a Stone Setting
When should I arrange a Stone Setting?
We would normally suggest as soon as you get up from sitting shiva.
Who do I contact?
The Cemetery Maintenance Department. They can be reached by calling 020 8950 7767 and selecting option 2.
How long should one wait to have the Stone Setting?
Some families are now setting the stone between six and eleven months. We would recommend between nine - eleven months.
What costs are involved?
As well as the price agreed with your chosen mason, there is a booking fee dependent on what day you decide on. Sundays are more expensive. As you can appreciate we carry out over 800 funerals a year and most people would prefer to have a stone setting on a Sunday. This is not always possible as there are only so many Sundays available to us; please carefully consider seeing if you can arrange it for midweek.
Please Note:
If a double stone is erected, on the death of the person for whom the second plot is reserved, there will be a charge made by the Burial Society to facilitate the necessary removal of the stone prior to the funeral taking place. If the monumental masons were to do this, delay to the funeral could result. The charge made by the Burial Society is the same as that of the monumental masons.
Please remember to speak to our Cemetery Maintenance Department about the maintenance of the stone.
Please see below a list of Monumental Stone Masons permitted to work in United Synagogue Cemeteries.
GARY GREEN MEMORIALS
41 Manor Park Crescent, Edgware
Middx. HA8 7LY
020 8381 1525
www.garygreenmemorials.co.uk
GARY GREEN MEMORIALS
14 Claybury Broadway, Clayhall,
Ilford, Essex IG5 0LQ
020 8551 6866
www.garygreenmemorials.co.uk
BEST MEMORIALS
109 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7DB
020 8905 7275
www.bestmemorials.co.uk
A. ELFES LTD. (Incorporating B. Harris & Son)
130 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7EL
020 7754 4646
www.memorialgroup.co.uk
A. ELFES LTD. (Incorporating B. Harris & Son)
12 Beehive Lane, Ilford, Essex IG1 3RD
020 7754 4659
www.memorialgroup.co.uk
A. ELFES LTD. (Incorporating B. Harris & Son)
London Road Aveley Essex RM15 4XS
020 7754 4735
www.memorialgroup.co.uk
HEWSTONE LTD
Production House, Danes Road
Romford, Essex. RM7 0HL
020 8050 1472
www.hewstone.uk
NOTE: THE BURIAL SOCIETY CANNOT BE REGARDED AS GIVING ANY GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY OF THE WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS OF ANY OF THE MONUMENTAL MASONS NAMED AND IN YOUR OWN INTERESTS YOU ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN ALTERNATIVE ESTIMATES. THE ABOVE-NAMED ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MONUMENTAL MASONS.
If you would like to apply to become a United Synagogue monumental stone mason please call Mark Williams on 020 8950 7767.
