Fees and charges
The list of fees and charges for bereavement services 2019-2020.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Cremation of the body of a child under 16 years | No Fee |
| Early Direct Cremation 8:00am (no attendance) | £550.00 |
| Direct Cremation 8:15am, 8:30am or 8:45am (no attendance) | £675.00 |
| Early Chapel time 9:00am or 9:30am* | £745.00 |
|
Cremation of the body whose age exceeds 16 years (10am – 4pm)* |
£795.00 |
| Late Chapel time 4:30pm or 5:00pm* | £846.00 |
| Additional chapel time (1 hour service) | £986.00 |
| Saturday cremation and chapel service | £1128.00 |
| Chapel attendant pall-bearing fee | £35.00 |
| Use of chapel for non-funeral function per hour Outside normal working hours |
£360.00 |
*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 | £18.00 |
| Purchase of rose casket | £40.00 |
| Collection of cremated remains on a Saturday (when available) | £76.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Witnessed interment in Garden of Rest where the cremation has taken place in TD crematorium | £44.00 |
| Interment in Garden of Rest where the cremation has not taken place in TD crematorium (witnessed or un-witnessed) | £76.00 |
| Witnessed interment in Garden of Rest at weekends | £66.00 |
| Interment in any purchased grave (witnessed or un-witnessed) | £158.00 |
| Saturday interment in any purchased grave | £224.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains in Woodland Memorial Walkway | £100.00 |
| Saturday interment of cremated remains in Woodland Memorial Walkway | £166.00 |
| Scattering of cremated remains in Woodland Memorial Walkway (unmarked) | £50.00 |
| Saturday scattering of cremated remains in Woodland Memorial Walkway (unmarked) | £75.00 |
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 | £1005.00 |
| Full grave for 99 years | £1128.00 |
| Cremated remains grave for 75 years | £733.00 |
| Cremated remains grave for 99 years | £835.00 |
St Mary’s Cemetery
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full grave for 75 years | £1015.00 |
| Full grave for 99 years | £1128.00 |
Wellington Cemetery
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full grave for 75 years | £1015.00 |
| Full grave for 99 years | £1128.00 |
| Cremated remains niche for 75 years | £910.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Additional fee for pre-purchasing full graves only | £113.00 |
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 16 | No fee |
| For the body of a person whose age exceeds 16 years at SINGLE depth | £680.00 |
| For the body of a person whose age exceeds 16 years at DOUBLE depth | £800.00 |
| For the body of a person whose age exceeds 16 years at TREBLE depth | £900.00 |
| Additional charge for Saturday burial (when available) | £328.00 |
| Additional fee for burial within 48 hours | £349.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full natural burial to single depth (grave rights do not require purchasing due to being for single burial only) |
£900.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains in natural section | £100.00* |
| Scattering of cremated remains in unmarked natural section | £50.00* |
| Memorial rights | £202.00 |
| Wooden rose casket (where required) | £40.00 |
| Scatter tube (where required) | £18.00 |
| Additional charge for Saturday burial (where available) | £328.00 |
| Additional charge for Saturday interment of cremated remains (where available) | £66.00 |
| Additional charge for Saturday scattering of cremated remains (where available) | £25.00 |
* The same fees apply for the interment and scattering of cremated remains in the natural section whether the Cremation took place at Taunton Deane or elsewhere.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Burial service in Crematorium Chapel | £190.00 |
| Transfer of Exclusive Rights of Burial | £31.00 |
| 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 £3000.00 |
| Exhumation of Cremated Remains | £180.00 |
Memorials and inscriptions may only be placed on a purchased grave.
In any “Traditional” section
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Flat stone or kerbstone | £211.00 |
| Headstone up to 90cm or cross with base, or a tablet | £201.00 |
| Inscribed stone vase | £74.00 |
In any “Lawn” section
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Headstone up to 90cm or cross with base | £201.00 |
In any “Monolith” section
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Headstone up to 120cm | £201.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Cremated Remains tablet or headstone up to 90cm | £201.00 |
| Each removal of memorial for additional inscriptions | £74.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Certified extract from the register of burials | £27.00 |
| Certified extract from the register of cremations | £27.00 |
| Register search | £27.00 |
| Refurbish pre-purchased wooden bench and plaque | £72.00 |
| Maintenance work costs for additional works unspecified within fees table | £35.00 per hour |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Provision of audio recording | £47.00 |
| Provision of DVD | £64.00 |
| Webcast of live service | £69.00 |
| Webcast of live service and 28 day watch again | £75.00 |
| Provision of webcast and DVD | £91.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1 - 25 photos simple slideshow | £49.00 |
| 26 - 50 photos simple slideshow | £82.00 |
| 1 - 25 photos professional slideshow | £82.00 |
| 26 - 50 photos professional slideshow | £100.00 |
| Family supplied video | £32.00 |
| Copy of tribute on memory stick | £25.00 |
| Copy of tribute on DVD | £25.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Two line inscription | £69.00 |
| Two line inscription with flower, motif etc. | Not available |
| Five line inscription | £90.00 |
| Five line inscription with flower | £154.00 |
| Five line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £176.00 |
| Eight line inscription | £127.00 |
| Eight line inscription with flower | £191.00 |
| Eight line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £213.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Two line inscription | £15.00 |
| Five line inscription | £30.00 |
| Eight line inscription | £50.00 |
| Picture | £20.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Two line inscription | £36.00 |
| Two line inscription with flower, motif etc. | Not available |
| Five line inscription | £44.00 |
| Five line inscription with flower | £108.00 |
| Five line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £130.00 |
| Eight line inscription | £47.00 |
| Eight line inscription with flower | £111.00 |
| Eight line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £133.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Two line inscription | £68.00 |
| Two line inscription with flower | £132.00 |
| Two line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £154.00 |
| Five line inscription | £84.00 |
| Five line inscription with flower | £148.00 |
| Five line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £170.00 |
| Eight line inscription | £89.00 |
| Eight line inscription with flower | £153.00 |
| Eight line inscription with motif, badge, coat of arms etc. | £175.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Single panel | £230.00 |
| Extension of lease for single panel per 5 year period | £40.00 |
| Double panel | £400.00 |
| Extension of lease for double panel per 5 year period | £70.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Memorial tablet without vase containing 25 letters | £449.00 |
| Memorial tablet with vase containing 25 letters | £528.00 |
| Provision of flower container in existing tablet | £76.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 10 year period | £243.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 5 year period | £127.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 3 year period | £79.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 1 year period | £29.00 |
| Cost of each additional letter/number | £4.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque | £322.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 5 year period | £169.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 3 year period | £111.00 |
| Cost of renewal for 1 year period | £40.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £280.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £310.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £360.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £40.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £500.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £530.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £565.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £75.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £425.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £455.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £490.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £75.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plaque with text only | £380.00 |
| Plaque with text and motif | £410.00 |
| Plaque with photo | £460.00 |
| Extension of lease per 5 year period | £75.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Natural slate plaque in Memorial Walkway (available date TBC) | £380.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Engraved inscription on memorial tread of boardwalk | £200.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Sanctum above ground vault for 75 years | £1150.00 |
| Double heart interment plot for 75 years (available date TBC) | £1040.00 |
| Open book interment plot for 75 years (available date TBC) | £830.00 |
| Barbican remembrance plaque for 15 years (available date TBC) | £380.00 |
| Double leaf above ground vault for 75 years | £1150.00 |
| Single leaf above ground vault for 75 years | £815.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Sanctum Columbarium Niche for 75 years | £910.00 |
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 | £195.00 |
|
Item |
Type and fee | Type and fee | Type and fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribute Ring | Silver - £295.00 | Gold - £375.00 | White Gold - £395.00 |
| Signet Ring | Silver - £345.00 | Gold - £425.00 | White Gold - £495.00 |
| Round Pendant | Silver - £245.00 | Gold - £375.00 | White Gold - £425.00 |
| Long Pendant | Silver - £295.00 | Gold - £395.00 | White Gold - £445.00 |
| Cufflinks | Silver - £345.00 | Gold - £565.00 | White Gold - £595.00 |
| Earrings | Silver - £195.00 | Gold - £345.00 | White Gold - £395.00 |
| Heart Ring | Silver - £325.00 | Gold - £395.00 | White Gold - £425.00 |
| Heart Pendant | Silver - £295.00 | Gold - £425.00 | White Gold - £475.00 |
| Charm Bead | Silver - £125.00 | Gold - £175.00 | White Gold - £195.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Baby cast bronze memorial plaque | £103.00 |
| Granite pedestal plaque | £140.00 |
| Teddy bear pedestal plaque | £140.00 |
| Ellie elephant columbarium niche | £260.00 |
| To the moon and back, rainbow and butterfly plaque (available date TBC) | £210.00 |
| Boulder plaques (available date TBC) | £270.00 |
| Mushroom granite plaques (available date TBC) | £175.00 |