A wide range of materials For centuries, the timeless beauty of certain types of stone has made them the esteemed choice for commemorating and marking the last resting place of those departed from this life. Today we can offer you the traditional materials that include: white marble from the mountains of Carrara in northern Italy; red, black and grey granites from many corners of the Earth; stone quarried in these islands - and beige-coloured nabresina marble from north-east Italy. Through the passing years, memorial patterns have changed although you will always find many traditional features retained in the modern designs.

Granite
Truly the Rock of Ages. It is the hardest material used for the making of a memorial and virtually indestructible. Its texture lends itself to polishing, bringing out the true natural beauty of the rock. A wide range of intricate designs can be created with etching, the most common form of ornamentation.

Italian White Marble
Most widely used and best known of all materials chosen for sculpture and carving. As well as for the making of fine memorials, it has been used by the world's great artists to create buildings and sculpture which have in themselves stood as a monument to its durability. Blue-white in colour and veined with darker blue-grey veining - it has few imperfections.

Nabresina
A beige coloured marble well suited for churchyards where white marble is not permitted. It blends well with its surroundings and is an ideal material where a more mellow effect is required. It has many of the advantages of white marble lending itself to fine floral carving and sculpture.

Portland Stone
Quarried in Dorset, this fine hard limestone has been used extensively in England for public buildings and monuments; examples are the Cenotaph in Whitehall and St. Paul's Cathedral - the stone is grey-white in colour.

York Stone A brown grit stone, often with a hint of green, a well known and durable material extensively used for memorials in churchyards. Dove Grey Marble Has all the attributes of white marble, but is blue-grey in colour with heavy figuring. The colour creates a marked contrast between fine ribbed panels and chisel finished areas, such as floral carving and sculpture.