Mortlake Crematorium Board

The Cremation Service

A MEMORIAL TO YOUR LOVED ONE

Many people think that cremation is final: that without a gravestone those who have passed away are forgotten. But following cremation at Mortlake a form of memorial can be provided to offer a tribute for family and friends to see and remember.

Memorial Options (download information).

Book of Remembrance (download application form).

The Book of Remembrance is displayed in the Remembrance Room West and provides an everlasting memorial to those who have died. There are four volumes, one for each quarter of the year. An opening is provided for each day of the year and the pages are turned day by day in order that inscriptions can be viewed on the anniversary of the death.

The lettering is by hand by craftsmen on finest handmade paper. Richly bound and tooled, it offers the same degree of permanency as the best examples of mediaeval manuscripts. The maximum number of lines is five and each line must contain no more than thirty two letters and/or figures. It is possible to incorporate a floral motif or badge alongside entries of five lines.

Examples: Go to mortlake.remembranceonline.co.uk and select a month and day. Once inscribed and digitised your entry will be viewable at any time you choose online using this link or via a touch-screen display at the crematorium during normal opening hours.

Memorial Plaque (download application form).

Each individual plaque, measuring eight inches by one and a half inches, is manufactured from bronze coloured anodised aluminium and face engraved in lettering, filled white. The plaques are wall mounted in the East and West Remembrance Rooms located in the cloisters. Each inscribed plaque is on permanent display for a period of five years with the option to renew.

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