The Funerary Monuments Group
Visitors to this page may find the Safety in Cemeteries web page a useful background with various examples of concerns on the appropriate care of memorials in a health and safety context, indeed many of those concerns led to the formation of this Group
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CEMETERY FRIENDS
The Funerary Monuments Group was formed by members of the NFCF with experience in conservation of cemeteries with the role of advising and supporting newly established groups or small groups lacking the experience of operating in larger established cemetery groups. The group also is able to liaise with national conservation agencies such as English Heritage.
It was decided at a meeting in January 2010 to merge the administration of the Graves at Risk Register with the functions of the FMG group which includes cemetery safety, conservation of graves and advising on the Listing of graves.
The FMG welcomes enquiries from NFCF Members on the care of graves of architectural or artistic importance or of historical importance associated with a famous or locally well known personage or event such as a battle or disaster.
The Graves at Risk Register application form incorporates the ability to recommend a grave for Listing. Members of the FMG are willing to arrange visits to a cemetery to advise on restoration or conservation. Copies of entries on the Register will be forwarded to cemetery owners and to the national conservation agency to alert them of our concern.
Members
Chair Robert Stephenson [Kensal Green and Brompton] Secretary John Avery [Southampton, Arnos Vale, Brompton, Northwood [IOW]] click here
Dr Henry Will MBE [Ford Park, Plymouth] Dr Julian Litten [Hardwick Road, King's Lynn] Richard Bell [Hyde Park, Doncaster] Don Bianco [EH and West Norwood] Barry Smith [Kensal Green]
The next meeting of the group will be held at the Douglas Room, Faith House, 7 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QN at 12-30pm on Tuesday 18th January 2011
Please also visit our Examples of Restoration page on this website
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Arnos Vale [image Wikimedia Commons]
