{"product_id":"arched-grave-surround-with-cherubs-marble-memorial-250cm","title":"Arched Grave Surround With Cherubs Marble Memorial - 250cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn arched back rises between two pilasters carved with flowers, flanked by low wing panels bearing lily reliefs and a pair of urns. A seated cherub rests on each outer corner pedestal, and the whole surround stands on a stepped platform enclosing the plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eArched Grave Surround With Corner Cherubs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an assembly rather than a carving, and the arch is what governs it. Its curve is struck once and every other element is measured from that line, so the pilasters, the wing panels and the two corner pedestals are all cut to suit the arch rather than to each other. The honey-toned stone is used for the structure and a white marble for the cherubs, panels and urns, which is what keeps the arch reading as the back of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grave surround defines the whole plot rather than standing at its head, so it needs a full family grave and a setting-out drawing before anything is bedded. It suits a cemetery avenue, an established churchyard or a private enclosure. Every element sits on one continuous platform, so the ground under the entire footprint has to be prepared together. Confirm what the burial ground permits on surrounds and enclosures first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSetting Out a Full Grave Surround\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen weeks, and it arrives as a kit rather than a monument. The arch is struck and cut first because everything else is measured from it, then the pilasters, the wing panels, the urns and the pedestals, and the two cherubs last. The arched back is delivered uncut and can take a name, dates or a longer inscription in the lettering you prefer, or be left plain for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 6,126kg across many pieces, all set by crane and bedded onto a prepared concrete foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther grave surrounds and enclosures sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marble-headstones\"\u003emarble 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\u003e250cm\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 Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830049923419,"sku":"MST-MEM-031","price":29837.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-031_1.jpg?v=1787135480","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/arched-grave-surround-with-cherubs-marble-memorial-250cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}