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[The] Adams Residence A good selection of cemetery photographs http://www.theadamsresidence.co.uk/
Ancient Monuments Society / Friends of Friendless Churches
The Friends of Friendless Churches have in a few instances bought church sites to protect their future and in other cases support ongoing maintenance.
http://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk
Ancient Yew Trees
http://www.ancient-yew.org/
Association of Burial Authorities The association represents the majority of UK councils, parish councils, trusts etc with statutory burial responsibilities.
Telephone 020 7288 2522
Send to click here
http://www.burials.org.uk
Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe. 
The Federation is itself a member as are some of our individual members. A concessionary free subscription rate to voluntary non profit groups. The association is growing in strength and in 2008 the AGM is to be held in the UK and Friends of Flaybrick will be the hosts.
http://www.significantcemeteries.net
Australian War Graves Photographic Archive A fine collection of photographs of graves of the Australian Forces killed in action during the World Wars including graves in the UK. A few remain to be recorded and the Archive seeks help from local photographers who are willing to locate and record the image [see site re preferred size and image view etc]
http://australianwargraves.org/
Avery Heritage A small collection of heritage interests, snippets of history and places of interest
http://members.lycos.co.uk/averyheritage/
BACSA British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia
As the name suggests the association collects data including photographic images, negotiates with local communities on the future care of old colonial burial grounds in South Asia. The association particularly values data from cemetery groups in Britain who can usefully contribute details of memorial inscriptions and photographs of graves with connections to the former colonies etc. [The] Bereavement Services Portal A
very popular site where professionals, councils, volunteer groups and
services connected to the funeral and burial industry are listed. Why
not enter your Friends group onto the list? Birding UK A comprehensive site for UK birdwatchers Board of Deputies of British Jews [responsible
for the upkeep of a number of Jewish cemeteries in England [outside of
London]. Write to BDBJ, Community Issues Department, 6 Bloomsbury
Square, London WC1A 2 LP. E-mail info@bod.org.uk
http://www.bacsa.org.uk
http://www.bereavement-services.org
http://birdinguk.co.uk/
British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons website http://www.bramm-uk.org/
British Trust Conservation Volunteers. The
trust organises training in subjects to first aid, risk assessment,
retaining volunteers, practical conservation work and issues safety
certificates for chain saw users etc. It undertakes projects with
volunteers and a directory puts volunteers in touch with local
organisations. Cemetery Friends can become associate members and be
eligible for public liability and personal accident insurance for cover
either at 10 or 5 million pounds. Tools and clothing are offered at
competitive rates. Storage of tools etc can also be covered on
insurance. [The] Byways and Bridleways Trust Advising its members on all issues concerning the protection of these paths CADW - Welsh Historic Monuments the national conservation agency.
http://www2.btcv.org/
British War Graves [War Graves in Britain] A site to make people more aware of CWGC graves in the UK cemeteries and to link volunteers able to attend these graves and to list neglected graves and their location http:www.wargraves.info/
[The] British War Memorial Project
The largest project of its kind in the world with photographs of war graves from 1914 to the present day.
http://www.britishwargraves.org.uk/default.asp
Cast Iron Grave Markers A comprehensive website of cast iron graves located in the UK and Australia. The
site owner Peter Fairweather died in 2006 so the statement on his site
that he would like to add further entries to his collection obviously
no longer applies.
click here
Cemeteries in London [London Victorian Cemeteries] A comprehensive list of the London cemeteries, dates of opening and geographical areas normally using particular cemeteries, army and navy cemeteries etc http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/cem.html [The] Cemetery Club.com Based
in the US, the site is a useful source of information for those
interested in cemetery preservation and in educating the public on
their importance. http://www.thecemeteryclub.com/ Cemetery Conservation The Australian National Trust [New South Wales] offers an excellent site on forming conservation [Friends of] groups etc. http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/ Cemetery Development Services offers a cemetery design and laying out service, technical advice on draining etc
http://www.cem-dev.co.uk
Cemetery Records on Line
http://www.interment.net
Centre for Death and Society [Bath University] Set
up in 2005, it is the only UK based study group researching the social
aspects of death, dying and bereavement and acts as a catalyst and
facilitator for research, education and training policy development,
media and community awareness. http://www.bath.ac.uk/cdas/index.html
Church Monuments Society http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org
Cleaning headstones Some very good technical advice is available on the following sites: Connecticut Graves Network http://ctgravestones.com/Conservation/cleaning.htm
included
are examples of where things went wrong including one American cemetery
was cleaned down completely with water power washers taking off all the patina off all the headstones [visit the site just to see that!]
and leaving the cemetery without any historic character.
The other site is the The Association for Gravestone Studies
under its Information and FAQ page, select the article on headstone
cleaning. This site is more technical and mentions all the different
chemicals to use or to avoid. Both sites advocate the best method is
clean water and soft brushes. http://gravestonestudies.org/
Commonwealth War Graves Commission [The] Conservation Foundation Advising on conservation and green issues through its Parish Pump newsletter
Dates in British History Interested in what was going on when your cemetery opened or when somebody died? visit this chronological site of British history
http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/histdate/
Dead Interesting Productions producers of videos, websites and musical compositions as background to films and videos. One video produced is entitled The Sexton's Tales and this can be viewed on their website.
http://www.deadinteresting.com/emlyn.html
Dorset Family History Society has an ongoing project of recording Monumental Inscriptions for the county. http://dorsetfhs.org.uk/mis.htm
English Heritage The government agency appointed to monitor Listed Buildings, to record the locations of historic buildings including cemeteries. The agency compiles a List of Buildings at risk and monuments and memorials in a cemetery are eligible for inclusion. Recommended reading is Paradise Preserved a comprehensive booklet on cemetery conservation
PreservedParadisehttp://english-heritage.org.uk
English Nature [being re-branded to Natural England] The agency to contact regarding ecology and environmental issues, sites of special scientific interest [SSSI] etc
http://www.english-nature.org.uk
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ePodunk UK
A
website with lists of towns and communities. Originally using USA and
Canadian data the organisation has spread to Europe and they are keen
to build a data base of British cemeteries. A location search gives detail of the town and lists features such as cemeteries. It will either list your cemetery and invite you as a subscriber to fill in the historic details, special features etc or ask as an alternative for you to list a cemetery not previously featured. Then a Google map appears and by using your mouse you direct a noticeboard pin to the exact
spot and in the panel map, then enter details about the cemetery and click
to confirm; if you register as a user [free] you can add a photograph
of your cemetery. [Another option, in some cases, is that cemeteries are linked to the noticeboard of an ancestors' website] http://uk.epodunk.com/
Family History Centre Births, marriages, deaths including records of events at sea and adoption records.
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk
Family History Research in India The India Office family history research [British Library] has extensive records of Europeans and their families serving in India.
http://Indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/
Find a Grave a free use website with access to thousands of grave locations includes British cemeteries in its data
http://www.findagrave.com
Free Images website where you can download free photographic images in return of a link from your site http://wwwfreeimages.co.uk
Friends of Jenner Gardens comprising local history society, civic society and members of the local community of Cheltenham the gardens are in memory of Dr Edward Jenner http://www.friends-of-jenner-gardens-org-uk
Funeral Directors: Website click hereThe National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors Telephone 01279 728777 Send to click here
Funeral Ombudsman Scheme
Telephone 020 7430 1112
GeneaSearch Free data search to help in your research http://geneasearch.com/
GENUKI Family history research on the internet
http://www.genuki.org.uk
Gravepix UK Nearly 5000 fine photographic images of cemeteries and headstones from cemeteries and churches throughout Britain, a highly recommended site. http://ukgraves.info/
Graves and monuments photography website professional photographer Emma Vachos [eevee] has several sites including the American Cemetery near Cambridge [war graves], graves and monuments and ruins http://gravephotos.multiply.com http://gravesandmonuments.moonfruit.com
Graves in Scotland
http://www.scottishgraves.org.uk
[The] Green Guide Online Database
The guide is a comprehensive listing of 10,000 eco-friendly organisations and suppliers
http://www.greenguide.co.uk/
Green Space An agency looking after those caring for parks, allotments and cemeteries, their e-mail newsletter regularly updates on projects and funding availability.
http://www.green-space.org.uk
Green Space [Scotland]
http://greenspacescotland.org.uk
Health and Safety Executive Local Authority Unit
Telephone 020 7717 6442
Heritage Lottery Fund
http://www.hlf.org.uk
HistoricUK.com A site to link UK heritage visits and accommodation, Highgate cemetery is featured as a day visit so why not try listing your local cemetery as an attraction? http://www.historic-uk.com/
Historic Scotland The national agency responsible for listed buildings and conservation http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Interment.net an American based website but with access to British cemetery data http://www.interment.net
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies The site has a cemetery project page that lists all the Jewish burial grounds in the UK
http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/britain/england.html
Jeane Trend-Hill Jeane visits many London cemeteries in her role as a psychic and has a fine collection of images of graves from London [and Paris] click here
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
http://iajgs.org/Member-Index.htm
Jewish Historical Society of England 33 Seymour Place, LondonW1H 5AP Telephone 020 7723 5852
Local History Web Ring a site to locate societies and groups involved in local history research
http://www.upton.cx/ring/
http://lgla.gov.uk
Local Government Ombudsman
See their website 'how to complain' It is recommended that all members of NFCF involved with cemeteries administered by local authorities should obtain a copy of the Ombudsman's report on memorials in cemeteries
London Cemeteries A website with images of London cemeteries, an interesting site http://www.londoncemeteries.co.uk
London Necropolis [Polly Yuill] This is a photographic site and not a part of the Brookwood Cemetery which is often referred to as the London Necropolis. For some odd reason the site link address has to be copied and pasted to your search box as it will not link. http://www.londonnecropolis.com/
Memorials by Artists A highly acclaimed nationwide service that puts people in touch with artists, fine designers and lettercarvers in the UK and Ireland.
http://www.memorialsbyartists.co.uk
Morguefile The title reflects the term editors etc use for storage of reference files so it is not a file about mortuaries as you could [possibly] anticipate on a cemetery site. It is a comprehensive collection of fine photographs [many appear on this website]. If you publish a newsletter or perhaps want a good image for a poster or website you can download free of charge but you must credit the photographer and as a courtesy inform him or her where the photo will be used. A huge range of subjects including cemeteries, churchyards, landscapes and people.
http://www.morguefile.com
National Association of Memorial Masons 1 Castle Mews, Rugby, Warwickshire CY21 2LX telephone 01778 542276 Contact enquiries@namm.org.uk
National Monuments Record Centre contact to find whether a building or monument is 'listed' or whether a cemetery landscape design has been registered. Contact info@rchme.co.uk
Photographic resource see Morguefile, Roll of Honour-Lest We Forget, The British War Memorial Project, The Adams Residence, London Necropolis, freeImage.com,
[The] Open Directory Project The largest most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast global community of volunteers. Many of our friends groups with their websites have entries on the link.
http://dmoz.org/Society/Death/DeathCare/Cemeteries/Regional/Europe/UnitedKingdom
[The] Open Spaces Society Britain's oldest conservation society, founded in 1865. Advises on footpaths, commons, village greens and their protection. http://www.oss.org.uk/
Roll of Honour Lest We Forget
A fine photographic archive of war graves by Martin Edwards
Send to click here
http://www.roll-of-honour.com
Saving Graves A website based in the USA but with international coverage offering advice to groups interested in protecting and saving cemeteries. Much is of North American content but useful for collating ideas.
http.www.savinggraves.org/
Scottish Conservation Bureau, Historic Scotland
Telephone 0131 6688600
Scottish Graveyards and Gravestones Special Interests Groups A register of projects undertaking work on gravestones http://www.scottishgraveyards.org.uk
Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors
Telephone 01279 726 777
Scottish Natural Heritage the Scottish version of English Nature
http://www.snh.org.uk
Scotland, Graves in Scotland
http://www.scottishgraves.org.uk
Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions this site was intended to help the members of the Berkshire and Oxfordshire Family History Societies but is very useful to anyone considering a project to record Monumental Inscriptions. http://www.gravematters.org.uk/links-memorial.htm
Tombstones and Monumental Inscriptions any webmaster of a cemetery site is invited to get in touch with the site owner Guy Etchells who is building a data base of photographs of headstones and Memorial Inscriptions to assist genealogists and relatives who are unable to visit a grave personally. http://www.framland.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
WaybackMachine The Internet Archive WaybackMachine site helps to overcome the frustration of finding site links that no longer function. People move to new hosts or 'forget' to pay their subscriptions or change webmasters. All the links on this page were checked but if you should come across a 'dead' link please advise the webmaster. To use the site, copy the URL address go onto WaybackMachine and paste to the search box. http://www.waybackmachine.org/web/web.php
