Leased Memorials
The Books of Remembrance and the leased memorials below are ideal for memorialising a loved one following a cremation service.
- Click to download and view Cremation Memorials Information
- Click to download and view Nottingham City Council Leased Memorial Fees
Once you have chosen a suitable memorial, please apply using the online link here:
Once a memorial lease has been purchased, it will be in your loved one’s name for the duration of the chosen lease period. When the lease is coming up to its expiry date, we will contact you again and you will then have the option of renewing the lease further or if preferred, the lease can be terminated.
If you choose to terminate, as the plaque is yours, you will have the option to make an appointment to collect the plaque from the Office at Wilford Hill.
To renew an existing lease, please click the link below:
For a memorial stone to be placed on a grave plot, a permit application must be made to the Cemeteries Office by a Nottingham City Council approved stonemason. The type and size of the memorial permitted will depend on the type of grave.
For stonemasons with permit application queries, please contact us on memorials@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Please request a copy of the Cemetery Regulations by contacting the Cemeteries Office to find out what type of grave your family owns and what is permitted.
Further information about each of our Memorials can be found here:
The Books of Remembrance are situated at the Northern and Southern Cemeteries to provide an everlasting entry. The book is of handmade paper bound in the finest quality vellum and leather, emblazoned with the City Coat of Arms. Skilled craftsmen and women execute the memorial inscriptions by hand.
Memorial Entries:
Relatives and friends may have a memorial entry consisting of two, five or eight lines recorded in the book on the anniversary of the date of death or other meaningful date. A badge, flower or other emblem that may be included with five or eight line entries. Memorial cards are also available for relatives or friends who may wish to have a copy of the inscription similar to the entry in the book.
Babies Book of Remembrance:
A smaller Babies Book of Remembrance is also available at Southern Cemetery to add an inscription to if you wished.
Online Viewing:
The entry in the Book of Remembrance is a permanent entry and is now also available to view online on the link below.
Both single and double Columbarium Niches are situated in the cloister area of the West Chapel at Wilford Hill Crematorium only. They provide a resting place above ground for cremated remains and are sealed with a stone tablet, which bears an inscription. Columbarium Niches should be available again in 2025.
As an alternative to the Columbarium Niches, these vaults, situated in the Garden of Rest and Woodland Walk at Southern Cemetery provide an underground chamber for up to two resting places for cremated remains. A securely fixed capping stone, bearing a polished black granite tablet with gold leaf inscription covers the vault. These plots are dedicated for a period of 50 or 99 years.
These follow the same rules as grave plots and as such ownership transfers between family members can be a little more complex. However, assistance and support is available should that be needed.
Our above ground memorial Sanctums are in the Garden of Rest at Southern Cemetery and have a chamber for up to two resting places for cremated remains.
This solid granite chamber has a large black granite plaque that is engraved and gilded in gold with the inscription of your choice and can be purchased for an initial period of ten years and is renewable for ten years thereafter.
Made from sandstone or granite, these memorials are provided in the Garden of Rest and Woodland Walk at Southern Cemetery and whilst they resemble the underground vaults, with granite or bronze plaques, these are plaques only and do not have any underground chambers.
Purchase periods for these plaques are initially for a period of two, five or ten years and renewable every year, five or ten years.
Made from black granite, these bench memorials are applied to the granite benches that are provided in various locations around the Southern and Northern Cemeteries. 2 or 3 plaques are available to lease on each bench.
Purchase period for these plaques are initially for a period of two, five or ten years and renewable every year, five or ten years.
Rose beds are situated in the Garden of Rest and Woodland Walk at Southern and Northern Cemeteries. A small, inscribed plaque in either plastic or bronze is placed in front of the standard rose. These provide a colourful display throughout the growing period and well into the autumn.
Rose bushes can be leased initially for a period of two, five or ten years and may be renewed thereafter every one, five or ten years.
Rose bushes are either pink, red or yellow and you can select the colour you prefer if you wish. These are subject to availability.
This memorial is situated in the Babies Garden at Southern Cemetery. Inscriptions, in silver leaf, are inscribed on a black granite plaque, which provides an attractive memorial. A motif may also be included with an inscription upon request.
The baby plaques can be leased initially for a period of two, five or ten years and may be renewed thereafter every one, five or ten years.
This memorial is situated in the Garden of Rest at Highwood Cemetery. Inscriptions, in silver leaf, are inscribed on a black granite plaque, which provides an attractive memorial. These plaques can be leased initially for a period of two, five or ten years and may be renewed thereafter every one, five or ten years