Fees and charges
The list of fees and charges for bereavement services 2020-2021.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Cremation of the body of a child under 18 years | No Fee |
| Early Direct Cremation 8am (no attendance) | £500.00 |
| Direct Cremation 8:15am, 8:30am or 8:45am (no attendance) | £500.00 |
|
Cremation of the body whose age exceeds 18 years (9am to 4pm)* |
£820.00 |
| Late Chapel time 4:30pm or 5pm* | £879.00 |
| Additional chapel time (1 hour service) | £1,015.00 |
| Saturday cremation and chapel service | £1,160.00 |
| Chapel attendant pall-bearing fee (prior arrangement only) | £38.00 |
| Use of chapel for non-funeral function per hour Outside normal working hours |
£370.00 |
| Early delivery of coffin in advance of a service | £50.00 |
| Same day collection of cremated remains (prior arrangement only) | £50.00 |
| Overrunning of chapel time 5 minutes + | £350.00 |
| Fee for late paperwork (must be received 48 hours before service) | £50.00 |
*This fee includes use of chapel for 30 minutes, use of the Obitus Music System, services of Chapel Technician, medical referee fees, national environment levy for mercury abatement, provision of container for cremated remains, certificate for burial of cremated remains, unwitnessed interment of cremated remains in the Garden of Rest.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Purchase of scatter tube | £19.00 |
| Collection of cremated remains on a Saturday (when available) | £78.00 |
| Holding of cremated remains after 1 month 2 weeks (monthly fee) | £40.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Witnessed interment in Garden of Rest, or scattering in woodland | £78.00 |
| Witnessed interment in Garden of Rest, or scattering in woodland, on a Saturday | £90.00 |
| Interment in any purchased grave (witnessed or un-witnessed) | £162.00 |
| Saturday interment in any purchased grave | £230.00 |
All fees below include the memorial permit fee but do not include the permit fee for kerb memorials or memorials over 36” high.
Taunton Deane Cemetery
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full grave for 75 years | £1,045.00 |
| Full grave for 100 years | £1,180.00 |
| Cremated remains grave for 75 years | £755.00 |
| Cremated remains grave for 100 years | £870.00 |
| Additional fee for pre-purchasing full graves only | £150.00 |
St Mary’s Cemetery
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full grave for 75 years | £1,045.00 |
| Full grave for 100 years | £1,180.00 |
Wellington Cemetery
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full grave for 75 years | £1,045.00 |
| Full grave for 100 years | £1,180.00 |
The fees indicated below include the digging of the grave but do not include the walling of a vault or walled grave.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Of a body of a child up to the age of 18 | No fee |
| For the body of a person whose age exceeds 18 years at single depth | £700.00 |
| For the body of a person whose age exceeds 18 years at double depth | £824.00 |
| For the body of a person whose age exceeds 18 years at treble depth | £927.00 |
| Burial in natural burial copse | £930.00 |
| Additional charge for Saturday burial (when available) | £338.00 |
| Additional fee for burial within 48 hours | £360.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Burial service in Crematorium Chapel | £197.00 |
| Transfer of Exclusive Rights of Burial | £70.00 |
| Lifting and levelling of tablets and headstones | £60.00 |
| Turfing grave (one-off) including levelling and new turfs | £40.00 |
| Grave maintenance Grass cut weekly and memorial washed twice a year (price per year) |
£100.00 |
| Exhumation of a full interment (depending on depth) | from £3,000.00 |
| Exhumation of Cremated Remains | £185.00 |
Memorials and inscriptions may only be placed on a purchased grave.
In any “Traditional” section
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Flat stone or kerbstone | £217.00 |
| Headstone up to 36 inches or cross with base, or a tablet | £207.00 |
| Inscribed stone vase | £76.00 |
In any “Lawn” section
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Headstone up to 36 inches or cross with base | £207.00 |
In any “Monolith” section
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Headstone up to 4 feet | £207.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Cremated Remains tablet or headstone up to 36 inches | £207.00 |
| Each removal of memorial for additional inscriptions | £76.00 |
| Re-fixing or making safe a memorial | £76.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Certified extract from the register of burials | £40.00 |
| Certified extract from the register of cremations | £40.00 |
| Register search | £28.00 |
| Refurbish pre-purchased wooden bench and plaque | £100.00 |
| Maintenance work costs for additional works unspecified within fees table | £40.00 per hour |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Provision of audio recording | £48.00 |
| Provision of DVD/USB | £66.00 |
| Webcast of live service | £71.00 |
| Webcast of live service and 28 day watch again | £77.00 |
| Provision of webcast and DVD/USB | £94.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Single photo holding picture | £25.00 |
| Up to 25 photos simple slideshow | £51.00 |
| 26 - 50 photos simple slideshow | £84.00 |
| Up to 25 photos professional slideshow | £84.00 |
| 26 - 50 photos professional slideshow | £103.00 |
| Family supplied video | £33.00 |
| Copy of tribute on USB stick/DVD | £26.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Two line inscription | £71.00 |
| Five line inscription | £92.00 |
| Five line inscription with flower | £158.00 |
| Five line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £181.00 |
| Eight line inscription | £130.00 |
| Eight line inscription with flower | £196.00 |
| Eight line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £219.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Two line inscription | £25.00 |
| Five line inscription | £40.00 |
| Eight line inscription | £60.00 |
| Picture | £30.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Single panel | £236.00 |
| Extension of lease for single panel per 5 year period | £41.00 |
| Double panel | £412.00 |
| Extension of lease for double panel per 5 year period | £72.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Memorial tablet without vase containing 25 letters | £462.00 |
| Memorial tablet with vase containing 25 letters | £544.00 |
| Provision of flower container in existing tablet | £78.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 10 year period | £250.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 5 year period | £130.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 3 year period | £81.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 1 year period | £30.00 |
| Cost of each additional letter/number | £4.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque | £331.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 5 year period | £174.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 3 year period | £114.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 1 year period | £41.00 |
| Refurbishment of current plaque | £30.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £288.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £320.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £370.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £41.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £515.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £545.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £582.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £77.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £438.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £468.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £505.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £77.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £392.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £422.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £474.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £77.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Natural slate plaque in Memorial Walkway | £380.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Engraved inscription on memorial tread of boardwalk | £206.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Sanctum above ground vault for 75 years | £1,185.00 |
| Double heart interment plot for 75 years (available date TBC) | £1,185.00 |
| Open book interment plot for 75 years (available date TBC) | £1,185.00 |
| Double leaf above ground vault for 75 years | £1,185.00 |
| Single leaf above ground vault for 75 years | £840.00 |
| Inscription on vault (including 80 characters) | £144.00 |
| Additional characters on vault | £1.85 each |
| Standard design on vault | £50.00 |
| Large or bespoke design fee dependant on size, detail etc. | Price provided on application |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Sanctum Columbarium Niche for 75 years | £1,185.00 |
Choice of 5 classic colours. Items (excluding earrings and charms) can be diamond point engraved with a personal message of up to 25 characters. A specific brochure on these items is available for further information.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Paperweight | £438.00 |
|
Item |
Type and fee | Type and fee | Type and fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute Ring | Silver - £304.00 | Gold - £386.00 | White Gold - £407.00 |
| Signet Ring | Silver - £355.00 | Gold - £438.00 | White Gold - £510.00 |
| Round Pendant | Silver - £252.00 | Gold - £386.00 | White Gold - £438.00 |
| Long Pendant | Silver - £304.00 | Gold - £407.00 | White Gold - £458.00 |
| Cufflinks | Silver - £355.00 | Gold - £582.00 | White Gold - £613.00 |
| Earrings | Silver - £201.00 | Gold - £355.00 | White Gold - £407.00 |
| Heart Ring | Silver - £335.00 | Gold - £407.00 | White Gold - £438.00 |
| Heart Pendant | Silver - £304.00 | Gold - £438.00 | White Gold - £490.00 |
| Charm Bead | Silver - £129.00 | Gold - £180.00 | White Gold - £201.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Baby cast bronze memorial plaque | £104.00 |
| Granite pedestal plaque | £142.00 |
| Ellie elephant columbarium niche | £262.00 |
| To the moon and back, rainbow and butterfly plaque (available date TBC) | £212.00 |
| Boulder plaques (available date TBC) | £272.00 |
| Mushroom granite plaques (available date TBC) | £177.00 |