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Creating a gravestone to honour the life of a lost loved one can be a beautiful tribute. We work with you to produce a memorial plaque, headstone or gravestone that is well-made, unique and built to last. We create a series of designs for you to choose from, ensuring your bespoke gravestones are one-of-a-kind – just like the person they are commemorating.

We are with you every step of the way to make sure you are happy with your memorial, from the initial design stage all the way through to carving.

Types of Stone

Our talented stonemasons collaborate with families to make sure their memorial is built to stand the test of time, paying tribute to its subject for many decades into the future. We use only the best quality stones. Where possible, we source them from the UK or nearby, cutting down on the environmental impact of our work and supporting local businesses. Some of our popular stones are shown here.

We also offer granite and marble, but the options are limitless and we can give you expert guidance on your choice of stone.

All of our materials are chosen after careful consideration of their properties, which we explain fully to the families we work with, and all of them are able to withstand the British climate over the long term.

Lettering

Beautiful lettering is at the heart of what makes your memorial unique. We take this element of memorial design extremely seriously.

Our designers craft the lettering on all of our headstones. This requires skill and many years of practice to perfect, guaranteeing your gravestone will have beautiful text throughout.

We have years of experience matching lettering styles to stone materials and can offer expert advice on what will work best for your design. From classic Roman capitals to bold flourished italics, our V-carved lettering gives our bespoke gravestones and memorials a professional, timeless quality.

V-carved

This very efficient method of making a mark into stone has been used for millennia, across cultures and civilizations.

It consists of a “V” shaped incision into the surface of the stone, and its appearance changes as the light changes.

At Hertfordshire Headstones , this is taken and elevated to the finest level, creating letters that last hundreds of years.

Headstones, Gravestones and Grave Stones memorial shapes

Stone Shapes

Our memorials are hand-crafted, so their shapes can be customised to your requirements.

We offer the time-tested classic shapes such as the full arc, Tudor arc and square designs, but if you have more unusual requirements we will work with you to make them a reality.

All of our memorials are bespoke, so we can produce a stone of almost any shape.

Pictorial & Decorative elements

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Creating a gravestone to honour the life of a lost loved one can be a beautiful tribute. We work with you to produce a memorial plaque, headstone or gravestone that is well-made, unique and built to last. We create a series of designs for you to choose from, ensuring your bespoke gravestones are one-of-a-kind – just like the person they are commemorating.

We are with you every step of the way to make sure you are happy with your memorial, from the initial design stage all the way through to carving.

We are part of the Artisan Memorials Group

What our customers are are saying:

    
 
 
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   Lozzy 
 322 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Really can’t say a big enough thank you to the artisan team! Megan and Marcello have been extremely helpful and as someone who has never done this before Megan was great with answering all questions I had throughout the whole process.. I had an amazing experience and would highly recommend if you’re looking for professional team who design good quality headstones.
  
 
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   Jackson Colton 
 1147 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent quality and service and well priced. If you are looking for a stone mason in Hertfordshire, especially for a custom memorial definitely get in touch with Dave or Mark.
  
 
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   Andrew Lord 
 1418 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A beautifully crafted headstone by a truly gifted artisan. Highly recommend David. David understood what the family wanted but the finished headstone surpassed our expectations. I spent a long time looking to find someone to undertake the headstone creation and i'm so glad to have chosen Artisan Memorials down in Hertfordshire ( and im up north in Bolton!) Big thank you - David
  
 
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   Jon Scullard 
 2300 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A very big thank you to the team at Hertfordshire Headstones for the way they handled our request for a beautiful memorial headstone. I had no experience in this area and they made the process so easy and painless. They really are perfectionists and i cannot recommend them highly enough.
  
 
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   Michael Ho 
 2316 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We commissioned Hertfordshire Headstones to design our family gravestone. They completely understood what we were looking for and exceeded all our expectations with the design and their sensitive approach. We chose a Yorkshire Sandstone with a simple inscription and it’s just perfect. We are really happy with it. Highly recommended.

Visiting locally

With you in person when needed

Wether be a cemetery or Churchyard, at Hertfordshire Headstone we understand that planning for a memorial can be a daunting task. At a convenient time we can organize a visit at your preferred location, to discuss details regarding the memorial and its surroundings. With great care from the team, you will be explained the difference between possibilities to represent a loved one, as well as practical matter such as formats and sizes.