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Fees and Charges

 
   

The fees and charges shown are effective from 1 April 2012

Burials

Body of still born child or a child whose age at the time of death did not exceed 1 month No Charge
Body of child who exceeded 1 month but did not exceed 18 years No Charge
Body of a person whose age exceeded 18 years £720.00
Interment of cremated remains £200.00
Body parts interment will be 50% of the appropriate fee for interment  
Use of cemetery chapel for service only (if available) £55.00
Purchase of exclusive rights to grave (50 year lease) £400.00
Purchase of exclusive rights to grave (50 year lease) on cremated remains £250.00
Use of cemetery chapel for service only (if available) £55.00
For a grave picked out of rotation £50.00
Search fee £25.00

All of the above fees will be doubled for non-residents of Gateshead.

Memorials

Fixed memorials are only permitted on graves where the exclusive rights to the grave have been purchased. Memorials are not permitted on empty graves.

Memorials up to 915mm high and not exceeding 915mm in width £220.00
Memorials over 915mm in height and/or width Price on application 
Additional inscriptions/replacement memorial combined fee £40.00
Horizontal plaque placed between kerbstones not exceeding 30”x 30” £50.00
Horizontal memorial on lawn section only not exceeding 2’ deep by 2’6” wide £220.00
Kerbstones or border stones enclosing a space of 3’6” wide not exceeding 8’ long £250.00
Half kerbs on lawn section £100.00
Placing of a vase, tablet or flower stand (unfixed) £17.00
Registering transfer of grave ownership £25.00
Renovation fee £25.00

All fees double for non-residents of Gateshead, unless the exclusive rights have been purchased in a Gateshead address.

Cremation

Body of a still-born child or a child whose age at the time of death did not exceed 1 month med. referee fee only
Body of a child who exceeded 1 month but did not exceed 18 years med. referee fee only
Body of a person whose age exceeded 18 years £590.00
Environmental surcharge £40.00
Non-resident surcharge £35.00
Body parts cremation will be 50% of the appropriate fees as shown above.
Medical referees fee £35.00
Disposal in the Garden of Remembrance of a person cremated elsewhere £50.00

Memorials

Entries in to the book of remembrance
Double line entry £45.00
For each additional line £23.00
Crest or service badge £80.00
Coat of arms £95.00
Memorial wall plaque £354.00
Memorial Kerbside Plaque £650.00
Contact Us

Bereavement Services
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
Tel: 0191 433 3815  or 0191 433 3816 or 0191 433 3811
Email: cemeteriesandcrematoria@gateshead.gov.uk|