SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
BEREAVEMENT SERVICES
FEES & CHARGES
1 APRIL 2013 – 31 MARCH 2014
BURIAL FEES
ALL LAWN AND TRADITIONAL GRAVES (please
note that an interment (digging) fee will be added to
the fees below)
All graves include mowing of lawned area (where
applicable) and general horticultural work
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (2 interments)
£740
Exclusive Right of Burial for 50 years (2 interments)
£1110
Exclusive Right of Burial for 90 years (2 interments)
£1480
Graves for 3 interments – additional charge to above
£165
WOODLAND BURIAL – WISEWOOD CEMETERY
One interment only and includes marker stone and tree
of grave owners choice from list of selected native trees.
The grass will be cut twice-yearly to create a natural
environment for wildlife and wild flowers to flourish
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 50 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 90 years
£740
£1110
£1480
Pre purchase of adjoining plot (at time of burial)
(please add cost of pre-purchase marker)
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 50 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 90 years
£740
£1110
£1480
CREMATED REMAINS PLOTS
For the interment of a maximum of 4 urns of cremated
remains
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 50 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 90 years
£455
£685
£905
BURIAL FEES (cont)
CREMATED REMAINS PLOTS (cont)
Woodland (Wisewood Cemetery) Section P
Includes marker stone and tree from selected list
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 50 years
Exclusive Right of Burial for 90 years
£530
£790
£1055
RENEWAL OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF BURIAL
Applicable to those graves purchased from March 1959
Full graves:
For a further period of 15 years
For a further period of 30 years
£300
£490
Cremated remains plots:
For a further period of 15 years
For a further period of 30 years
£180
£300
INTERMENT FEES
Private Graves
A foetus, stillborn child or a child whose age at the time
of death did not exceed 16 years
£190
A person whose age at the time of death exceeded 16
years
£690
Additional excavating for casket
£180
Additional excavating to allow brick lined grave
(Not charged if necessary for last interment in grave)
£235
Provision of Muslim lined grave (ADULT)
(Shiregreen/City Road/Tinsley Park cemeteries)
-please note: there is no extra charge for a casket in
a lined grave
£690
Provision of Muslim lined grave (CHILD)
(Shiregreen/City Road/Tinsley Park cemeteries)
£320
Additional excavating for Muslim lined grave
£235
For the interment of two or more at the same time in the
same grave
Single Fee
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BURIAL FEES (cont)
Public Graves – No Exclusive Right of Burial has
been granted
Burial in communal baby grave at Tinsley Park
Cemetery (babies of any gestation, stillborn and up to
28 days old, of any faith)
No charge
A stillborn child or a child whose age at the time of death
did not exceed 5 years of age
No charge
A person whose age at the time of death did exceed 5
years of age
£270
BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS
If relatives are not attending the interment
£150
If relatives are attending the interment (Mon – Fri)
£205
If relatives are attending the interment (Saturday)
£295
BURIAL OF BODY PARTS/BLOCKS/SLIDES
Re-opening of grave to inter body parts/blocks/slides
(if interring to depth of cremated remains)
(if interring to depth of coffin)
£205
£690
USE OF CEMETERY CHAPEL
Available at City Road, Abbey Lane, Shiregreen, Tinsley
Park and Crookes Cemeteries
If burial is to take place in the same cemetery
£185
If burial or cremation is to take place elsewhere
£270
TRANSFER OF GRAVE OWNERSHIP
For the administration and issue of Transfer Certificate
(no charge if at time of further interment)
£48
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BURIAL FEES (cont)
OTHER RELATED FEES
PRE PURCHASE OF GRAVES – Examples
(all prices include pp marker stone)
For 2 interments on a 30 year Exclusive Right of Burial
£1560
For 3 interments on a 30 year Exclusive Right of Burial
£1890
Wisewood Woodland Burial Ground – For 1 interment
on a 30 year Exclusive Right of Burial – if not purchased
at time of burial in adjacent grave
£1660
Muslim adult lined grave for 1 on a 30 year Exclusive
Right of Burial
£2485
MARKER STONES
Small tablet bearing the surname, grave number and
section only
£80
EXHUMATIONS
Removal of full coffin burial from grave
Removal of cremated remains from grave
GRAVE SEARCHES
Family tree research – information extracted from burial
records (per grave)
WOODEN MEMORIAL SEATS
Lease period 10 years – only available following site
meeting
Price on
application
£96+vat
£115.20
£32.00 inc vat
£855+vat
£1026.00
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GRAVE MEMORIALS
Application to erect a headstone on a new grave or
additional inscription on an existing memorial
All applications must receive approval of the City
Council prior to any work being carried out.
Sheffield City Council operate a Registration Scheme for
Memorial Masons – all work must be undertaken by a
Memorial Mason who has received the approval and
issued with a Permit to be able to work within the City
Council owned cemeteries
A memorial not exceeding 4’ 6” (1.35m) high
£175
Additional inscription to existing headstone
£70
Vases, including inscription 12”x12”x12” maximum
£70
Placing of kerb surrounds – traditional sections only,
unless by written consent of Manager.
£175
Headstone and kerb surround – traditional sections only,
unless by written consent of Manager.
£350
Lawn type memorials – small kerb (not exceeding 2’6”
from back of headstone)
No charge
Vases, without inscription
No charge
Replacement of memorial
No charge
Additional fee if burial of deceased is not registered
in the grave
£55
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CREMATION FEES
Includes medical referees fees, use of chapels,
music, scattering of cremated remains or standard
urn and certificate for collection of remains
(Additional fee for strewing of remains by
appointment)
Non-viable foetuses
No charge
A stillborn child or a child whose age at the time of death
did not exceed 5 years of age
No charge
A child whose age at the time of death did exceed 5
years of age but did not exceed 16 years of age
£96
A person whose age at the time of death exceeded 16
years (price includes £48.00 environmental surcharge)
£595
Additional 30 minutes chapel service time (when
available and arranged at time of booking cremation)
£200
Audio recording of service (by request only)
£50
Cremation of body parts/blocks/slides
£45
DISPOSAL OF CREMATED REMAINS
Strewing of cremated remains by appointment (Mon –
Fri) - Crematoria grounds and graves in cemeteries
£50
Strewing of cremated remains received from other
crematoria – relatives not attending
£50
Strewing of cremated remains received from other
crematoria – relatives attending strewing
£80
Strewing of cremated remains at Wisewood Woodland
Burial Ground (Section O) – by appointment only
£80
Additional fee for Saturday appointments
£70
Postage of cremated remains from cremations carried
out at Hutcliffe Wood/City Road crematoria
£53
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COMMEMORATIVE MEMORIALS
A wide range of commemorative memorials are
available:
BRONZE PLAQUES – GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
AND CITY ROAD/BURNCROSS CEMETERIES
Lease period 15 years
Kerb, Rose Garden and Wall Niche - 5” x 2½
Recordia and Memorial Walls
- 6” x 4”
£160+vat
£192.00
£210+vat
£252.00
Replacement plaques (new lease required – remaining
years on original lease to be added)
Renewal of leases for kerb plaques, wall plaques and
niches for a further 15 years
£126+vat
£151.20
Remove and re-position plaques by request
£27+vat
£32.40
Replacement due to theft / vandalism
£50+vat
£60.00
Postage of plaques – UK destination only
Oversees destination
£15.00
£40.00
COLUMBARIA NICHES
New Niche including plaque and inscription for a period
of 15 years (only available at Burncross Cemetery)
£265+vat
£318.00
Further deposit in niche including inscription and
renewal for a further 15 years (Burncross and City
Road)
£210+vat
£252.00
Deposit in purchased niche by appointment (Mon – Fri)
£50.00
Deposit in purchased niche by appointment (Sat)
£120.00
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BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE – HUTCLIFFE WOOD
HALL OF REMEMBRANCE/CITY ROAD CEMETERY
REMEMBRANCE ROOM
Up to 3 lines
£58+vat
£69.60
Up to 5 lines
£90+vat
£108.00
Up to 8 lines
£134+vat
£160.80
NICHES – HUTCLIFFE WOOD
Niches to hold two caskets of cremated remains –
includes wooden casket and inscription
Granite wall niche - Lease period - 10 years
£835+vat
£1002.00
Granite wall niche - Lease period - 15 years
£979+vat
£1174.80
Concrete sanctum niche – Lease period – 10 years
(limited availability)
£500+vat
£600.00
Concrete sanctum niche – Lease period – 15 years
(limited availability)
£600+vat
£720.00
Additional fees for both types:
Ornament on plate
£86+vat
£103.20
Picture on plate
£107+vat
£128.40
Second interment of remains and inscription
£246+vat
£295.20
Renewal of lease (for a further 10 years)
£433+vat
£519.60
Renewal of lease (for a further 15 years)
£517+vat
£620.40
Deposit in purchased niche by appointment (Mon – Fri)
£50.00
Deposit in purchased niche by appointment (Sat)
£120.00
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LEATHER MEMORIAL PANELS – HUTCLIFFE WOOD
HALL OF REMEMBRANCE/CITY ROAD CEMETERY
REMEMBRANCE ROOM
Blue leather panels (with gold lettering) displayed
within an oak display frame
Lease period - 10 years
£190+vat
£228.00
Lease period - 15 years
£260+vat
£312.00
Renewal of lease for further 5 years
£68+vat
£81.60
Renewal of lease for further 10 years
£109+vat
£130.80
Replacement panel (new lease required – remaining
years on original lease to be added)
MEMORIAL SEAT PLAQUES – GARDEN OF
REMEMBRANCE (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Plaques sited on granite benches
Plaque lease period - 10 years
£442+vat
£530.40
Renewal of lease for a further 5 years on existing
wooden bench (subject to inspection)
£321+vat
£385.20
Delivery of wooden bench (within Sheffield)
PERIWOOD GLADE
Renewal of lease – 10 years
Additional plaque (new lease required – remaining year
on original lease to be added)
£55.00
£358+vat
£429.60
£481+vat
£577.20
MUSHROOM MEMORIAL PLAQUES – GARDEN OF
REMEMBRANCE
Individual plaques positioned on a granite
mushroom and set in a natural wooded environment
Plaque lease period - 10 years
£228+vat
£273.60
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VASE BLOCK MEMORIALS – GARDEN OF
REMEMBRANCE
Vase block memorials, including posy vase, situated
around a newly planted tree – twelve vases to each
tree
Vase block with posy vase – 10 year lease
£433+vat
£519.60
Picture plaque
£75+vat
£90
ARBORIA PLAQUES – CITY ROAD CEMETERY
Plaque leased for 10 years
Text only
£250 +vat
£300.00
Text and engraved motif
£270+vat
£324.00
Text and coloured motif
£295+vat
£354.00
Text and photo plaque
£330+vat
£396.00
WILDLIFE MEMORIALS – GARDEN OF
REMEMBRANCE
Bird and Bat boxes
Donation towards the provision of Bird and Bat Boxes
placed within the natural area of the gardens. The
name of a loved one will be displayed in the Hall of
Remembrance.
£32
REMEMBRANCE FUND
Donations of any amount are welcomed and will be
used towards planting schemes, bulbs, shrubs and
any other projects that will benefit those visiting the
crematoria and gardens.
Any donations
welcomed
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