{"product_id":"weeping-angel-and-laurel-ledger-marble-monument-150cm","title":"Weeping Angel and Laurel Ledger Marble Monument - 150cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA weeping angel lies collapsed over the cap of a tapered pedestal whose front face carries a carved laurel wreath. The pedestal stands on a stepped platform, and that platform runs forward into a full-length flat ledger slab that covers the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWeeping Angel on a Laurel Wreath Pedestal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is two monuments joined at one line, and that joint is the whole job. The stepped platform under the pedestal and the ledger running out in front of it have to meet with their top surfaces true to one another, because any step between them catches the eye from the path and cannot be dressed out once both are finished. The laurel wreath is cut proud on the pedestal face and left as the only ornament, so nothing competes with the fall of the figure above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA monument with a ledger takes a full-length plot and reads best down an avenue rather than across a lawn, so it suits a cemetery walk, an established churchyard, a family enclosure or a private memorial garden. The ledger holds water if it settles, so the whole footprint needs one continuous foundation. Confirm the burial authority limits on height, footprint and ledger cover first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Blank Faces and What to Cut Where\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen weeks, and the longest of these because of the ledger. The platform and the ledger are cut as a matched pair and dry-set together in the yard before either is finished, so the joint can be corrected while there is still stone to take off. The pedestal face and the whole ledger both arrive blank: cut either or both to your own wording in a lettering style you choose, or leave them for a local mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Near 2,098kg across several pieces, all needing mechanical handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore full monuments are gathered under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and the marble ones 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\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 Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53829363958107,"sku":"MST-MEM-015","price":26290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-015_1.jpg?v=1787130488","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/weeping-angel-and-laurel-ledger-marble-monument-150cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}