A Quiet Place to Remember
HL Hawes & Son works with experienced local stonemasons to create headstones, inscriptions, plaques and garden memorials.
A Dedicated Space for Remembrance
A memorial is far more than a marker; it is a dedicated space for lasting connection. It provides somewhere comforting to visit on a quiet Sunday morning, an anniversary, or during those difficult days when loss feels particularly present. Whether it is a beautifully crafted headstone in a cemetery, a plaque in a peaceful garden, or a memorial bench in a park, each creation establishes a fixed point in the world that honours the person who has gone. We believe this physical space truly matters, and we take our role in supporting you to create it, incredibly seriously.
We work with a well-established, respected local memorial masons company.
They consistently deliver exceptional craftsmanship across all their services, from creating new full memorials to adding inscriptions or cleaning existing ones.
Please find an overview of their services listed below. Our team can provide further details and answer any questions you may have.
We work with a well-established, respected local memorial masons company.
We partner with experienced stonemasons, who offer an extensive range of designs from simple, well-proportioned traditional styles to more distinctive and original options. They willwill work with you to create something that feels right for the person and the place.
Bespoke Headstones, Gravestones & Grave Markers
Choosing a permanent monument is a deeply personal process. Our stonemason offers high-quality headstones and grave markers from a premium selection of natural materials, including durable granite, classic white marble, traditional limestone, and rustic sandstone. Each piece is individually tailored to your specifications. Their teams can personalise your chosen design with custom hand-carved inscriptions, meaningful symbols, or durable ceramic photo inlays.
Renovation, Cleaning and Additional Inscriptions
Over time, family plots often require care, or updates. Our stonemasons offer a specialised service for adding additional inscriptions to existing memorials, ensuring new lettering perfectly matches the original style and font of the stone. Additionally, their craftsmen offer full memorial renovation, deep cleaning, and re-lettering services for older or weathered monuments. Whether a headstone needs level resetting, professional stain removal, or re-gilding with fresh gold leaf, they restore weathered stones back to their original, pristine condition with absolute respect.
Commemorative Plaques, Benches & Garden Memorials
For families seeking alternatives to traditional churchyard headstones, we can provide guidance for alternative tributes, including memorial benches, engraved bronze or stone plaques, and peaceful garden memorials. These are ideal choices for creating a private sanctuary of remembrance in your home garden or within a meaningful local park.
We Know the Local Cemeteries and Their Requirements.
Different cemeteries and churchyards have different regulations about memorial size, materials and installation and the process of obtaining approval can be unfamiliar for families. We can advise on all necessary cemetery permissions and guides our families through the requirements for the specific cemetery or churchyard they are using.
We Are Here to Help You Choose.
Please contact our team to discuss your requirements and explore options.
Words from the
Families We’ve Helped
