Plaque
Plaque
A plaque is a permanent marker used to identify and commemorate the person buried at a grave or other place of interment. Cemetery plaques commonly include the person’s name, dates of birth and death, and may also include an inscription, image or other personal details.
A separate cemetery service. The cost of a plaque is generally shown as a separate fee from the burial or Interment on a funeral or cemetery invoice. The plaque is a memorial product or service rather than part of the act of interment, and the fee will generally include GST.
Designed with the family. Where a burial takes place in a cemetery, the cemetery owner will generally liaise directly with the applicant or family about the design, wording, approval and placement of the plaque. Cemetery operators may have particular requirements about its size, materials, appearance and location.
More than a name. Although a plaque can be simple, it can also be highly personal. Families may choose particular wording, symbols, images, fonts or other details to create a marker that reflects the person being remembered.
Private land burials. A plaque does not have to be supplied by a cemetery. For burials on private land, families may arrange their own memorial plaque where appropriate. We have designed plaques for families who have chosen private land burial and have used Worssell & Co. to produce them using their specialist cast bronze plaque foundry.
A plaque provides a physical and lasting marker for a place of burial, giving family and others a way to identify and remember the person who is there.