Memorial Schemes

The following is a brief description of the memorial schemes available at Solihull Cemeteries and Crematoria, they may not be available at all sites.

New schemes are continually being developed and therefore, please contact the appropriate cemetery office for full and up to date details. Please see fees and charges document attached at the bottom of this page for current prices.

Above ground and Sanctum 12 vaults

Above Ground Vaults are suitable for up to 2 sets of cremated remains and are currently available at Robin Hood Cemetery. The fee includes for the purchase of the lease and an appropriate container for the cremated remains. A Granite Tablet (see colour choice below) inscribed with up to 80 letters is priced separately. The Cemetery Staff will be pleased to assist with your selection. Alternatively the granite tablet can be purchased from a memorial stonemason of your choice.

Above Ground Vaults and Sanctum 12 Vaults are available on a renewable lease of lease of 20, 40 or 80 years.

Please Note: The cost of the lease is subject to the residency of the deceased person at the time of their death.

Above Ground Vault - Colour Choice Availability

• Black Granite
• Blue pearl
• Balmoral Red
• South African Dark Grey

Various motif designs, photographs, subject to availability, may be included on the granite memorial at additional costs.

Book of Remembrance

The Books of Remembrance provide a permanent record and is a simple dignified memorial. The Books, which are in quarterly volumes, are made from the finest materials, bound in calf vellum and tooled in gold. Entries are made about nine times a year by an expert calligrapher. A page is reserved for each day of the year and the Book is open Monday to Friday at the appropriate page, this enables the memorial entries to be viewed on each anniversary usually, on the date of death. At weekends and on public holidays entries can be viewed by accessing the Electronic Book of Remembrance sited within the Memorial Bookroom and following the simple instructions on the touch screen. All Memorial Book entries can be viewed in this way 365 days a year. Altenativly entries may be viewed on the internet at all times via the links below. Occasionally the electronic entries may be offline due to updating, however this will be kept to the very minimum possible and we apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

• The Books of Remembrace for Woodlands Cemetery can be viewed online (external website).
• The Books of Remembrace for Robin Hood Cemetery can be viewed online (external website).

The Books, at both Robin Hood and Woodlands, are housed in their respective Remembrance Books Rooms opposite the crematoria chapels. Personal copies can also be supplied in the form of Miniature Books of Remembrance. The Miniature Books are hand made and of the same design as the Books of Remembrance. They contain colour photographs of the crematorium and grounds and have sufficient dedicatory pages for one or more inscriptions. The Books are normally available four to six weeks after the date of ordering.

Sample copies may be viewed at the Cemetery and Crematorium Office.

Robin Hood Cemetary BoR application, Woodlands Cemetary BoR application.

Boutonniere Plaques

Boutonniere memorial plaques are situated on the flower terrace at Robin Hood Crematorium and in the Gardens of Remembrance at Woodlands Cemetery. These plaques can be inscribed with text of your choice to the memory of a loved one and can also include a motif from our standard range or a personal design and/or a photograph. A small posy vase sits to the side of the plaque into which a small floral tribute can be placed.  Application form.

Cremated remains

In the Gardens of Remembrance at all Cemeteries there are lawns set aside where cremated remains may be scattered either with witnesses present or without. Witness scatterings take place by appointment on weekdays excluding weekends, Public and Bank Holidays. Alternatively cremated remains can be interred into either a family grave or a small plot specifically designed for such purpose and a memorial of an approved design may be placed. The memorial must be manufactured from a durable, quarried stone. Most Stone Masons are familiar with the sizes permissible and will submit, on your behalf, an application for approval in respect of placing the stone.

The plot will be turfed flat and grass cutting maintenance will be undertaken by the burial authority. The placing of railings round the plot, and also planting on the plot is not permitted. Temporary memorial markers are supplied by the Council and placed shortly after the first interment. (Please note, there are no new cremated remains plots available at Robin Hood.)

Granite Memorial Book

The Granite Memorial Book is an ideal memorial for shorter inscriptions. The small black granite plaques can accommodate a gilded inscription of up to five lines and be taken out on a renewable lease of 10 years.  Application form.

Granite Mushroom Plaques

An unusual addition to the Garden of Tranquillity is Granite Mushrooms. The mushrooms accommodate either 3 four or five memorial plaques which can be shared or purchased a an individual memorial. Plaque can be leased for either 3 or five years after which an option to renew will be offered.  Application form.

Grave memorials

After burial, a memorial can be erected on the concrete beam foundation adjacent to the grave. The memorial must be manufactured from a quarried stone and comply with the regulations concerning memorial sizes. The Memorial Stonemason of your choice will submit an application form to the Cemetery Office seeking permission for the placing of the memorial on your behalf.

Please note that kerbed surrounds and wooden memorials are not permitted, temporary memorial markers are supplied by the Council and placed shortly after the first interment. This can remain in position for 12 months or until a permanent memorial has been erected.

Memorial Bird Bath

Memorial plaques are available in a variety of sizes on a beautiful sculptured granite bird bath. Inscriptions can be in gold or silver and plaques are supplied on a renewable lease.  Application form.

Memorial Posts

An oval memorial plaque can be placed on memorial posts within shrub beds. Names dates and optional motifs can be accommodated on these plaques.

Memorial rose bushes, trees and shrubs

The Gardens of Remembrance, (at all cemeteries), are primarily a memorial to all who have been cremated at Solihull's Crematoria and are designed to create an atmosphere where visitors may find peace and tranquillity. Within these Gardens we have a limited amount of rose bushes, trees and shrubs that are available as forms of memorial, against which an inscribed plaque may be placed. The memorial agreements are for periods of five years, during which time the Council will be responsible for the care and maintenance of the plant, including replacement if necessary. Upon expiry of the dedication period, the option for renewal of the agreement is given.

A personal selection can be made from the plants available by arrangement with the Cemetery and Crematorium Office.

Memorial rose bushes, trees and shrubs application form.

Memorial seating

There are a number of options available in relation to the memorialisation of Benches and Seating within all Cemeteries and Crematoria sites. It is possible to have a suitably inscribed Memorial Plaque secured to a Communal Bench or Seat, for renewable periods of 5 or 10 years. All seats and benches are sourced from sustainable teak.

The Memorial Plaque is manufactured from Cast Bronze, measuring approx 8" by 2.5" and can accommodate up to 60 letters and spaces on 3 separate lines of text.  Application form.

Memorial vase blocks

Memorial Vase Blocks are available for commemoration, these having a container for placing flowers and a granite panel on which an inscription can be engraved. There are four choices of coloured granite panel, Black, Dark Grey, Karin Grey and Blue Pearl, samples of which can be seen at the Cemetery Office. Lettering is available in Gold and Silver. The memorial agreements are for periods of five years.

Private Memorial Gardens

A limited number of private memorial gardens are available for long term lease, the cost of which includes a small granite memorial. The gardens are planted out with a choice of seasonal schemes and are maintained by the cemetery.

Contact Details

Email: robinhoodcemetery@solihull.gov.uk