{"title":"Granite Headstones","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-carved granite headstones in grey, black, red and green natural stone. Upright and lawn memorials with deep-cut lettering. Free worldwide shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"classical-temple-granite-headstone-300cm","title":"Classical Temple Granite Headstone - 300cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memorial in the form of a classical temple front, with two polished columns carrying a pediment above an engraved tablet. A carved relief roundel is inset into the face, and the whole stands on a stepped granite base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Granite Headstone Assembled as a Temple Front\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe columns, pediment and tablet are cut and polished separately in black granite and assembled on site. The relief roundel is carved in white marble and set into the tablet face, and the contrast between the mirror-polished granite and the matte marble is what makes the carving legible. Lettering is cut by hand to order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA family memorial at full monument scale, for a cemetery plot or a private memorial garden. It needs a prepared concrete foundation. Granite is the most durable memorial stone available and holds cut lettering sharply for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLettering, Foundation and Assembly on Site\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNames, dates and a verse are cut into the granite tablet, and the marble roundel can be swapped for another subject or left plain. Expect ten weeks: the columns, pediment and tablet are cut separately and assembled on site. Assembled it stands 300cm, and we will price it to whatever dimensions the plot allows. At over twelve tonnes this needs a prepared reinforced foundation and a crane, and most cemeteries require sight of the drawings first. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompare it against \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e and the rest of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite with a White Marble Relief Inset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53785578439003,"sku":"MST-MEM-052","price":41149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-052_1_ec7aa90b-a65d-4ce6-b82a-1648b6126da1.jpg?v=1787134950"},{"product_id":"angel-in-a-niche-grey-granite-headstone-150cm","title":"Angel in a Niche Grey Granite Headstone - 150cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arch-topped granite tablet carries a deeply recessed arched niche, and inside it a standing angel with folded wings holds a posy. Lily sprays fill both corners at the foot. The tablet rises from a stepped base carved as part of the same stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGranite Headstone with a Deeply Recessed Niche\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite resists the chisel far more than marble does, so a niche this deep is real work and the angel inside it has to be carved in a confined space. Coarse granular mineral flecking runs across the whole face, and the finish is left sawn and pitched rather than polished, which is what weathers well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA headstone is sited in a churchyard, a cemetery plot, a memorial garden or a family plot. Most burial authorities set their own rules on height, footprint and finish, so check theirs before ordering; the stepped base needs a level bed and clear ground on all sides for maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLettering, Foundation and the Sawn Finish\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. Granite blunts tools far faster than marble, and the schedule allows for regular re-dressing rather than assuming a clean run at the stone. Lettering is set out and approved with you before any of it is cut, and that approval sits inside the ten weeks. The tablet face takes your own inscription in a lettering style you choose, or is supplied blank for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. About 455kg, crated upright, onto a concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore memorials are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53815987011931,"sku":"MST-REL-069","price":14199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-REL-069_1.jpg?v=1787053712"},{"product_id":"kneeling-angel-and-black-heart-granite-headstone-120cm","title":"Kneeling Angel and Black Heart Granite Headstone - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA kneeling angel in white marble leans against a heart-shaped tablet, one hand laid flat on the stone and her head bowed against it. The heart is polished to a mirror black, and both the figure and the tablet stand on a low black plinth that runs the full width beneath them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAngel Headstone Set Against a Polished Heart\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo stones in one memorial is the difficulty here. The white marble is worked matte so the drapery holds shadow, while the heart is taken to a mirror polish that reflects the sky, and the two have to be bedded so their faces sit dead flush at the joint. The angel is carved from a single block, wings and all, so nothing is pinned on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memorial of this kind needs a full grave plot rather than a lawn section, so it suits a parish churchyard, a private family enclosure or a walled memorial garden. Burial authorities set their own limits on height, footprint and finish, so check theirs before you order, and allow clear ground on all sides for maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChoosing the Inscription and Meeting Cemetery Rules\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. The heart is polished before the angel is finished, because the polishing grit would dull a finished face if it were done the other way round, and that order cannot be changed. The tablet is supplied BLANK and cut to your own wording in a lettering style you choose, or left plain for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,074kg in two pieces, and it beds onto a concrete foundation poured to suit your ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore memorials are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53819971174747,"sku":"MST-MEM-005","price":14699.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-005_1.jpg?v=1787071475"},{"product_id":"angel-and-heart-tablet-granite-headstone-140cm","title":"Angel and Heart Tablet Granite Headstone - 140cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mourning angel leans forward across a large heart-shaped tablet, both forearms folded over its upper edge and her cheek laid against her wrist. Her wings rise behind her, the heart is set into a low block carved with roses and trailing stems, and the group stands on a plain rectangular base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGranite Angel Leaning Across a Heart Tablet\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite fights back in a way that softer stone does not. It is harder under the chisel and it will not hold a fine undercut, so the roses along the block beneath are cut broader and deeper than they would otherwise be, and they read from further away because of it. The tablet is taken to a mirror polish while the figure and the surround are left matte, and that contrast is what separates the dark heart from the grey around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite weathers harder than most memorial stone, so this suits an exposed cemetery plot, a coastal churchyard or any position that takes wind and driving rain. It sits well under the height of a full monument and works in a lawn section as readily as on a whole plot. Confirm the burial authority limits on height, footprint and finish before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Granite Suits an Exposed Plot\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. The heart is sawn, faced and polished before the figure is carved, because polishing grit thrown off the tablet would dull a finished face if that order were reversed. The rose block is then cut around the seated heart so the two lock together rather than butt up. The face of the tablet reaches you untouched, and any wording is cut to order in whichever lettering style you settle on, or the stone is left bare for a mason near you. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,706kg across two pieces, bedded on a concrete foundation poured to suit your ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore memorials of this kind are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e140cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53822252810587,"sku":"MST-MEM-010","price":16999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-010_1.jpg?v=1787091511"},{"product_id":"open-book-blue-granite-grave-ledger-memorial-35cm","title":"Open Book Blue Granite Grave Ledger Memorial - 35cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn open-book ledger lies on a thick matching base slab, the two leaves opening low either side of a shallow spine. Both page faces are taken to a mirror polish, and the sawn edges of the slab are left matte against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpen Book Ledger Cut in Blue Granite\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite at this scale is worked by saw and polish rather than by chisel, and the crystal is the point. This is the pale iridescent feldspar sort, so the polish has to be carried far enough to bring the flecks up without rounding the arris where the two pages meet at the gutter. That arris is cut last and by hand. The contrast between mirrored pages and sawn matte edges is deliberate and is what stops the piece reading as a plain slab. Between the flecks the field is a mid grey, and that is what keeps the blue reading as stone rather than as paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA polished ledger sits flat on a lawn plot, a cremation section, a garden of remembrance or alongside an existing upright on a family grave. Polished granite sheds rain and shows lettering clearly for far longer than a matte stone, which is why it is the usual choice where a ledger takes weather from above. Confirm the burial authority rules on polished finishes before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Polished Granite Suits a Flat Ledger\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven weeks. The book is sawn from one block and the gutter is cut before the pages are polished, because polishing compound thrown off a page would round that arris if the order were reversed. The base slab is dressed to match. Both pages reach you entirely uncut and take a name, dates and any wording in the lettering you settle on, or stay plain for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 27kg, liftable by two people, on a level sand bed or a thin slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther flat ledgers are grouped in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the granite under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53829364613467,"sku":"MST-MEM-022","price":4649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-022_1.jpg?v=1787130497"},{"product_id":"marble-angel-and-black-granite-chest-memorial-160cm","title":"Marble Angel and Black Granite Chest Memorial - 160cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA white marble angel sits at one end of a long polished black granite chest with a moulded cap, a bank of roses gathered at her waist and one hand resting on the stone beside her. A black granite urn stands at the far end, and the whole group shares one granite base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhite Marble Angel Beside a Granite Chest\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarble and granite in one memorial is two trades. The angel is worked matte in white marble so the drapery holds shadow, while the chest is taken to a mirror polish in black granite that will not accept the same fine undercut and is finished by grinding rather than by chisel. The two are bedded so their faces sit flush where the figure meets the stone, and that joint is the last thing adjusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wide low chest wants a double plot or a family grave and reads along its length, so it suits a cemetery avenue or an established churchyard rather than a narrow single. Polished granite shows every water mark, so avoid a position under dripping trees. Confirm the burial authority limits on width, height and polished finishes before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Dedication Across a Wide Granite Face\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve weeks. The granite is sawn, faced and polished before the marble figure is carved, because polishing grit thrown off that face would dull finished marble if the order were reversed. The urn is turned to match the chest. The granite face reaches you entirely blank and is cut to a single dedication in the lettering you settle on, or left bare for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 2,546kg across four pieces, craned into place on a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore two-stone memorials sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with this one under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830814663003,"sku":"MST-MEM-004","price":17099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-004_1.jpg?v=1787138998"},{"product_id":"marble-angel-and-three-panel-granite-memorial-150cm","title":"Marble Angel and Three Panel Granite Memorial - 150cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA white marble angel sits at one end of a polished black granite chest whose face is divided for three separate dedications side by side, with a family name across the head of the stone. A black granite urn stands at the far end on the shared base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGranite Chest Laid Out for Three Dedications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDividing one face for three dedications is a setting-out problem before it is a carving problem. The three columns have to be the same width and the same depth of cut, and the family name across the head has to centre on the middle column rather than on the stone, or the whole face reads as leaning. That layout is struck on the polished granite in wax before a single letter is cut, and the wax is what gets corrected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA three-dedication stone is a family grave by definition, so it needs a plot that will take successive interments and a position where the face is read square on rather than at an angle. An established churchyard or a cemetery lawn section suits it. Leave room to lift the base slab if the plot is reopened. Check what the burial authority allows on a multiple-dedication stone before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThree Names on One Stone, and the Order\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen weeks. The granite is faced and polished, then the three-column layout is set out and agreed before any letter is cut, because a dedication cut into the wrong column cannot be moved. The marble angel is carved afterwards. All three faces arrive blank and are lettered to your own wording as each is needed, or left for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 2,098kg across four pieces, craned onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther family memorials sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone grouped under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830814859611,"sku":"MST-MEM-032","price":16999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-032_1.jpg?v=1787139003"},{"product_id":"seated-lion-with-an-open-book-granite-memorial-150cm","title":"Seated Lion With an Open Book Granite Memorial - 150cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lion sits upright with his mane cut in deep overlapping locks and his forepaws set either side of an open book resting against them. The whole figure is taken to a mirror polish and stands on a plain sawn granite plinth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSeated Lion Cut in Mirror Polished Granite\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mirror polish on a mane is the hard part, because polish exaggerates every ripple and a lock that is slightly off shows as a bright line rather than a shadow. The mane is therefore cut deeper than it would be on a matte figure and the polish is carried down into the undercuts by hand. Black granite takes that polish better than any other stone and shows nothing of its grain once finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA guardian lion is sited to face something rather than to mark a plot: the head of an avenue, a gate, the foot of steps or the entrance to a family enclosure. It reads as a sentinel, so it wants a position with something to guard and clear ground in front. The plinth can be lettered if the piece is used as a memorial. Confirm what the burial ground permits on figures of this kind before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guardian Figure Rather Than a Headstone\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen weeks. The block is sawn, the figure roughed and the plinth cut to suit it, then the entire surface is polished in stages from coarse grit to buff, and the mane undercuts are finished by hand at the end. The plinth face will carry wording, worked to order in a style you pick, or it can stay plain. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 2,098kg in two pieces, craned into place and bedded onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther guardian figures sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830815088987,"sku":"MST-MEM-035","price":15999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-035_1.jpg?v=1787139006"},{"product_id":"crescent-moon-and-bear-black-granite-memorial-110cm","title":"Crescent Moon and Bear Black Granite Memorial - 110cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crescent moon stands on end in polished black granite with a small bear asleep across the foot of the crescent, worked in a matte sandblasted finish. The moon rises from a polished base band over a rock-faced sub-base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSleeping Bear on a Polished Crescent Moon\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole piece is one stone in two finishes and the line between them is the craft. The moon is polished to a mirror while the bear is left matte, and the boundary runs round the bear with no bevel and no overlap, which means the sandblasting is masked by hand rather than cut to a line. A crescent is also the weakest shape in stone, so the horns are left thicker than they look and the tips are the last thing shaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child memorial at this height suits a children section, a lawn plot, a cremation plot or a garden of remembrance. The polished faces mirror whatever is around them, so a position with planting or open sky behind reads better than one against a wall. Burial authorities often set separate rules for children sections, so read theirs before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Child Memorial in Two Finishes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The crescent is sawn and polished before the bear is masked and blasted, because grit thrown during blasting would haze a finished polish if the order were reversed. The horn tips are shaped last. The polished base band arrives blank and takes a name, dates or a line of your own in the lettering you prefer, or is left plain for a mason near you. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 827kg in two pieces, set with a small gantry and bedded onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything for a child is indexed at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e; sorted by stone, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830815154523,"sku":"MST-MEM-044","price":8499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-044_1.jpg?v=1787139008"},{"product_id":"sleeping-lamb-on-a-grey-granite-headstone-110cm","title":"Sleeping Lamb on a Grey Granite Headstone - 110cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lamb lies asleep with its legs folded under it on the flat cap of a plain grey granite tablet. A lily and rose spray is engraved into the upper face below, and the tablet stands on a rock-faced base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSleeping Lamb Carved on the Stone Cap\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lamb is carved in the round from stone left standing proud of the cap, so it is part of the tablet rather than fixed to it, and the join at the belly is the thinnest section in the piece. Grey granite is coarse enough that fine wool texture would disappear, so the fleece is cut as broad rolling masses that read from a distance instead. The spray below is engraved and blacked rather than carved, which keeps the face flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lamb marks a child grave and sits low. It belongs in a children section or on a small lawn plot, and works equally on a cremation plot or in a bed of remembrance. The engraved spray shows best in raking light, so a position that catches morning or evening sun reads better than one in permanent shade. Children sections often carry their own limits, so check with the burial ground first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Engraved Spray and a Blank Face\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven weeks. The tablet is sawn with the lamb left as a solid block on the cap, and the figure is carved out of that block once the face below is finished, because a finished lamb would be at risk from every later stage. The spray is engraved last. The tablet face arrives blank; a name and dates go on to order in whatever style suits you, or it is left bare for a mason locally. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 827kg in two pieces, set with a small gantry onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther child headstones appear in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and the granite under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830819021147,"sku":"MST-MEM-048","price":7149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-048_1.jpg?v=1787139010"},{"product_id":"black-heart-in-a-grey-granite-surround-headstone-120cm","title":"Black Heart in a Grey Granite Surround Headstone - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heart-shaped face is taken to a mirror polish and set within a surround left rough from the pitching tool, the two forming one stone. A moulded sub-base carries a short inscription band, and the whole sits on a rock-faced base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePolished Black Heart in a Pitched Surround\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolished against pitched on the same block is the whole design, and the edge between them is unforgiving: the heart is polished first and then masked, and the surround is pitched away from that line by hand so no tool ever strikes toward the finished face. A pitching hammer takes a coarse flake, which is why the surround reads grey and matte while the heart reads black and wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heart headstone reads from directly in front and sits low, so it suits a single plot, a lawn section, a cremation plot or a memorial garden bed. The polished heart mirrors the sky and whatever stands opposite, so an open position reads better than one facing a wall or dark planting. Confirm the burial authority limits on height and footprint before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Finishes on One Stone\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The heart is polished before the surround is pitched, because pitching throws flakes and a finished polish cannot be protected from them, and that order cannot be reversed. The sub-base band is cut last. The heart face reaches you bare; wording goes on to order in a style you pick, or the face is left for a mason locally. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,074kg in two pieces, set with a gantry and bedded onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther heart memorials sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830819086683,"sku":"MST-MEM-050","price":10999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-050_1.jpg?v=1787139012"},{"product_id":"horse-head-grey-granite-memorial-headstone-180cm","title":"Horse Head Grey Granite Memorial Headstone - 180cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA horse head and arched neck rise from the top of a shaped upright slab, the mane worked in relief down the right side and the tail carved further down the same edge. The slab stands on a rock-faced base with the whole piece in grey granite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHorse Head Rising From a Shaped Slab\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe neck is the risk. It leaves the slab at an angle and carries the head clear of the stone, so the section where it springs is the thinnest and most loaded part of the piece, and it is left oversize until the head above it is finished. Grey granite will not hold a fine mane, so the locks are cut broad and deep and read from a distance rather than close to. The slab edge is left shaped rather than squared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA horse memorial reads as a portrait rather than a headstone, so it suits a paddock corner, a stable yard, a private memorial garden or a full grave plot where the burial ground permits a figure on top. It carries at a distance, so an open position works better than one against a hedge. Confirm what is allowed on a shaped and figured stone before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Memorial for a Rider or a Horse\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven weeks. The slab is shaped and the base pitched before the head is begun, and the neck is left oversize until the head is complete, because the spring of the neck cannot be strengthened once it is cut to size. The mane and tail are worked last. The slab face is supplied uncut and wording goes on to order, or it is left bare. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 3,625kg in two pieces, craned and bedded onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnimal memorials are indexed under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and by stone at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830925779291,"sku":"MST-MEM-039","price":18449.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-039_1.jpg?v=1787139568"},{"product_id":"engraved-child-figure-grey-granite-headstone-120cm","title":"Engraved Child Figure Grey Granite Headstone - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA round-topped upright tablet in pale grey granite carries a full-height engraved figure of a waving child, cut in line and blacked into the sawn face. A square flower vase stands beside it on a rock-faced base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFull Height Engraved Figure on Granite\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLine engraving on granite is a matter of depth rather than of drawing. Each line is cut to the same depth and blacked, and where two lines meet the cut has to stop dead rather than run through, or the join reads as a blot at arm\\u2019s length. The face is sawn flat and left matte so the black lines carry, and the salt-and-pepper grey of the granite is what gives them something to sit against.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engraved figure reads best square on and at close range, so this suits a children section, a lawn plot or a cremation plot rather than a position seen from an angle. The vase takes real flowers, so leave the side clear. Children sections often carry their own rules on artwork and height, so check with the burial ground first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChanging the Artwork to Your Own\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The tablet is sawn and the face trued before any line is cut, because engraving into an untrue face gives lines of varying depth that will not black evenly. The base is pitched last. The engraved artwork is drawn to your own choosing rather than fixed - any figure, motif or drawing can be substituted - and wording is added below it to order. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,074kg in three pieces, set with a gantry onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngraved headstones sit at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e; sorted by stone, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830926139739,"sku":"MST-MEM-040","price":10649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-040_1.jpg?v=1787139569"},{"product_id":"bear-and-heart-red-granite-child-memorial-100cm","title":"Bear and Heart Red Granite Child Memorial - 100cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bear sits holding a large heart tablet in front of itself, backed by a low upright slab and standing on a square base. The heart, slab and base are polished red granite while the head, paws and feet are left pale and matte in the same stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBear Holding a Heart in Red Granite\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything here is one block of red granite in two finishes, and the pale bear is not a second stone: bush hammering breaks the polished surface into a fine white bruise, which is what lifts the head and paws away from the mirrored heart. The mottled red and grey crystal shows through both finishes. The paws are hammered last, after the heart beside them is polished and masked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this height the piece belongs in a children section or on a small lawn or cremation plot, and the red granite reads warm where a black or grey stone would not. The polished heart mirrors whatever is opposite it, so an open aspect works better than a wall. Read the burial ground rules for children sections before you order, as they are often separate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Stone, Polished and Bush Hammered\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine weeks. The block is sawn, the whole piece polished, and only then are the head, paws and feet masked and bush hammered, because hammering throws grit that would haze a finished polish. The heart is the last face buffed. It reaches you with nothing cut into it and takes a name, dates or a line of your own, worked to order. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 827kg in two pieces, set with a gantry onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore for a child is grouped at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and by stone at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830926565723,"sku":"MST-MEM-041","price":7149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-041_1.jpg?v=1787139571"},{"product_id":"bear-with-a-black-heart-granite-child-memorial-100cm","title":"Bear With a Black Heart Granite Child Memorial - 100cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bear sits behind and holds a large heart tablet taken to a mirror polish, the animal itself left pale and matte from the bush hammer. The base slab carries a recessed planting tray in front of the figure, and the whole piece is one black granite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBush Hammered Bear and a Polished Heart\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe planting tray is cut into the base rather than added to it, which means the base has to be sawn from a thicker slab than the piece needs and the tray sunk out of the surplus. Its floor is left rough so compost holds. The bear above is hammered to a soft grey while the heart it holds is buffed to black, and neither finish touches the other because each is masked before the next is worked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tray in the base means this is meant to be planted, so it suits a children section or a lawn plot where the family will tend it, rather than a position that is hard to reach. The polished heart faces forward and mirrors what is opposite, so keep the front clear. Ask the burial ground whether a planted memorial is permitted in the section you have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Planting Tray Set Into the Base\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine weeks. The base is sawn thick and the tray sunk before anything above it is finished, because cutting a recess under a finished figure risks the figure. The heart is polished, masked, and the bear then hammered. The heart reaches you bare, with wording worked to order or left off entirely. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 622kg in two pieces, set by two people with a small gantry onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanted child memorials appear at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e; by stone, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830927057243,"sku":"MST-MEM-043","price":7149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-043_1.jpg?v=1787139573"},{"product_id":"toy-rabbit-grey-granite-child-memorial-100cm","title":"Toy Rabbit Grey Granite Child Memorial - 100cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA round-topped upright tablet in salt-and-pepper grey granite carries a painted toy rabbit set against its left side, sitting with its ears folded over. A brass flower grille is let into the base slab beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePainted Toy Rabbit Against a Round Top\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grille is a fitting rather than a carving and it changes the order of work: its recess is cut and its rebate trued before the base is polished, because a bronze ring set into a finished surface always shows a lip. The tablet face is left sawn and matte so the painted figure carries against it, and the granite is a coarse grey that takes paint without the colour sinking in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brass grille takes cut flowers rather than planting, so this suits a section where flowers are brought and changed: a children lawn, a cremation plot or a garden of remembrance. The tablet reads from the front and the figure sits to one side, so it does not need to be square to the path. Confirm the burial ground allows a fitted grille before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Brass Grille and What Goes In It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The grille recess is cut and rebated before the base is finished, and the tablet is sawn and trued before the figure is applied and painted. The applied figure is your own choice rather than fixed - any animal, toy or motif can be substituted - and wording is cut into the tablet to order. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 622kg in two pieces, set by two people onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChild memorials with fittings sit at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and by stone at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830927122779,"sku":"MST-MEM-045","price":7349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-045_1.jpg?v=1787139575"},{"product_id":"heart-tablet-with-cross-grey-granite-memorial-100cm","title":"Heart Tablet With Cross Grey Granite Memorial - 100cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heart-shaped upright tablet in light grey granite is engraved across its top with a cross flanked by flowers and wheat, with a small sleeping infant cradled in a hand toward the foot of the stone. A turned flower vase stands beside it on a rock-faced base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHeart Tablet Engraved With a Cross\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heart is the hardest outline to cut true, because the eye reads any asymmetry between the two lobes immediately and there is no straight edge anywhere to measure from. It is therefore cut from a template struck on both faces and worked from the centre line outward. The engraving above is blacked into the sawn face, and the vase beside it is turned rather than carved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heart tablet reads from directly in front, so it suits a children section, a lawn plot or a cremation plot where it can be approached square on. The engraved cross sits at the top and the broad half beneath it is left clear, which is where a name goes. Ask the burial ground about shaped tablets and loose vases before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFilling the Clear Half of a Heart\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The heart outline is cut from a template on both faces before either is dressed, then the engraving is cut and blacked, and the vase turned to match. The whole clear half of the heart takes a name, dates and any wording worked to order, or stays blank. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 622kg in three pieces, set by two people onto a poured concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeart tablets are collected at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e; sorted by stone they sit at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830927515995,"sku":"MST-MEM-049","price":6949.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-049_1.jpg?v=1787139579"},{"product_id":"open-book-black-granite-child-memorial-70cm","title":"Open Book Black Granite Child Memorial - 70cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small open book stands on a matching base slab in mirror polished black granite, the page borders picked out in fine incised white lines. Two painted figures are applied to the pages, one at each outer edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpen Book in Mirror Polished Black Granite\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFine incised lines on a mirror polish are unforgiving: the cut has to be shallow enough not to break the reflection and even enough to hold the white filling without it pooling, so the lines are scored with a fine wheel and filled by hand rather than sandblasted. The spine between the pages is the last arris cut, when nothing above it needs a tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a small memorial and sits low, so it suits a children section, a cremation plot, a garden of remembrance or the corner of a family grave. Polished black shows water marks and leaf stain, so a position away from overhanging trees keeps it looking new. Check what the burial ground permits at this size before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Painted Figures, Chosen by You\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven weeks. The book is sawn from one block and polished before the borders are scored and filled, because filling a line on an unpolished face leaves a grey halo. Both painted figures are your own choice rather than fixed - any character, animal or motif can be substituted - and both pages reach you entirely uncut for wording worked to order. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 213kg in two pieces, liftable by two people onto a level prepared pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall book memorials are grouped at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and by stone at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830927876443,"sku":"MST-MEM-054","price":6849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-054_1.jpg?v=1787139580"},{"product_id":"pitched-face-grey-granite-lawn-memorial-120cm","title":"Pitched Face Grey Granite Lawn Memorial - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA square-topped tablet with rounded upper corners stands on a wide ledger that runs forward from it to cover the plot. The tablet face is worked to a coarse pitched texture while the ledger is taken to a mirror polish, both in grey granite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePitched Tablet on a Polished Ledger\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePitching a whole face by hand is the opposite discipline to polishing one, and here the same stone gets both. The tablet is pitched with a hammer working away from the arris so the rounded corners keep their line, while the ledger beside it is ground and buffed flat enough to hold a reflection. The two are cut from one block so the grey reads the same through both finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ledger covers the plot, which is why this suits a lawn section that permits full cover, a cremation plot or a family grave already set out. It sheds rain and needs no planting. The whole footprint has to sit dead level or the ledger will hold water. Burial authorities differ on full ledger cover more than on anything else, so check first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Ledger That Covers the Plot\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The ledger is ground and polished before the tablet is pitched, because pitching throws coarse flakes that would score a finished polish, and that order cannot be reversed. The rounded corners are worked last. Wording is cut into the polished ledger rather than the pitched face, worked to order, and both reach you uncut. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,074kg in two pieces, set with a gantry onto a level prepared pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull ledger memorials sit at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e; by stone, look at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830927909211,"sku":"MST-MEM-055","price":10999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-055_1.jpg?v=1787139582"},{"product_id":"rearing-horse-red-granite-memorial-180cm","title":"Rearing Horse Red Granite Memorial - 180cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rearing horse stands beside a memorial tablet, one foreleg on its top edge. The mane streams back and the tail hangs low, and the animal is worked in smooth simplified volumes with the mane and tail cut in flowing locks. The tablet has a rough-hewn outer edge left as split stone, a large heart-shaped panel inset at its centre and an oval photograph recess above it - both supplied blank. Two chrome flower cups are set into the base slab at either end. Red granite in the tablet and base, grey granite in the horse, pink marble in the heart. The heart panel is supplied blank and is cut to whatever wording you send us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Horse That Leans on the Tablet\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe horse rears with its near foreleg resting on the top edge of the tablet, and that contact is the whole engineering of the piece. It is not a decorative touch: a rearing animal has its weight forward of its own feet, and here the tablet takes the overhang. So the two are cut as separate stones and test-fitted against each other repeatedly while both are still at full thickness, because the bearing has to be a face and not a point - a rearing horse resting on a single high spot would concentrate its whole overhang on a few square centimetres of granite edge. The tablet edge is worked flat and true where the hoof lands, and only then is the rough-hewn outer edge split, because splitting stone near a finished bearing face is asking for trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is three stones in one memorial: red granite for the tablet and base, grey granite for the horse, and a pink marble panel let into the middle of the tablet. At 180cm the horse rears well above the head of anyone standing at the grave. Nothing on it is inscribed as supplied - the heart panel is blank and the oval recess is empty - so it arrives ready for your own wording and a portrait. The two chrome cups take standard flower holders. Granite is the most weather-resistant stone we work and needs nothing doing to it; the marble panel is the only part that will want an occasional wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThree Stones, and Two Blanks\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen to twenty weeks. Rearing a horse off the edge of a tablet is what fixes the order of the work. The base slab is sawn and the tablet cut with its heart recess and oval sinking, then the bearing edge where the hoof lands is worked flat and proved. The horse is carved separately, the standing legs left heavy since they carry the animal, and the two are test-fitted before either is brought to size. The pink marble heart is cut to the recess. The rough outer edge is split last, and the chrome cups set in. Horse, tablet, heart panel and base are bedded dry, with no pin and no filler. Some 3,625kg with the base slab, craned onto a poured concrete foundation. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpted memorials stand out among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and granite in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53852653846875,"sku":"MST-MEM-046","price":17899.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-046_1.jpg?v=1787306154"},{"product_id":"butterfly-black-granite-headstone-130cm","title":"Butterfly Black Granite Headstone - 130cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA headstone cut as a butterfly stands above a square-shouldered tablet on one base. The wings are dressed with a pale frosted pattern of teardrops and rounded cells against the polished face, and the body of the butterfly is left as a narrow raised spine. The tablet below carries a framed field and an oval inset, both ready to be set out to your own wording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Finishes on One Black Granite Face\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole effect is one stone taken to two finishes rather than two stones joined. The face is brought to a full polish first, because a polished face cannot be recovered once it has been dressed back, and the wing pattern is then frosted into it cell by cell to a shallow even depth. Every cell edge is cut sharp against the polish, and a cell driven a fraction too deep reads grey rather than white and cannot be lifted again. The raised spine of the body is left standing at full polish throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA butterfly outline is a lawn memorial shape and it reads best where it stands clear against grass or low planting rather than against a wall, because the wing silhouette is the whole design and needs sky or green behind it. At 130cm it is read standing, from a few paces back. It beds onto its own base and needs a firm level bed, prepared and compacted, with no foundation beyond that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Field, the Oval and Setting Out\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. The block is cut to the butterfly outline first and the shoulders of the tablet squared below it, then the whole face is polished and the wing cells frosted back into it. The framed field and the oval are the last work, and both are set out to your own wording and spacing, cut by hand to a depth matched to the stone. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,366kg across the two courses, which a compact gantry settles on a compacted bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompanion memorials are gathered in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and the dark stones under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e130cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53877702918491,"sku":"MST-MEM-053","price":10999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-053_1.jpg?v=1787651047"}],"url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/collections\/granite-headstones.oembed","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}