Sanctum Vault

These memorials in which you can store the ashes the ashes of a loved one are available at Robin Hood Cemetery. The vaults are large enough to securely accept two caskets of ashes and are made from polished granite.

The lease period for the vault is 20 years, which is optionally renewable upon expiry.

The lease fee includes a solid wood casket for the ashes and the fee for the first placing of cremated remains into the vault.

The fee for subsequent placing’s also includes a solid wood casket.

Payment for subsequent placing’s cannot be made in advance.

The inscribed granite plaque is purchased separately from the vault lease and includes up to 80 gilded letters.

Extra letters can be purchased at an additional cost per letter.

Photo plaques and simple designs can be added at an additional cost.

If you would like a motif of a bespoke design there will be an additional cost which is supplied on application and payable separately from this order by debit or credit card.

Inscribed plaques are non- refundable after they have gone into manufacture.

All Sanctum Vaults remain the property of Solihull Council. The lease agreement is for the exclusive rights of committal, meaning you will have the rights to decide who the vault will be dedicated to and the cremated remains that will be placed within it.

Inscribed granite plaques can take up to 8 weeks to be manufactured.

The areas around the vaults must not be decorated with items such as vases, flower containers, ornaments or wind chimes, these will be removed by the cemetery.

Items must not be placed on top of the vaults as this may damage the granite. Any costs associated with the repair of such damage will be passed onto the leases holder.

Vaults are allocated on a plan and the final position of all vaults is at the discretion of the Manager.

Solihull Council reserves the right to amend the Cemetery and Crematorium Regulations, the design and the position of the vaults without notice to lease holders.

When a motif or photograph is included the engraver may have to adjust the position of the inscription to accommodate it.

Should you wish to alter the inscription within the agreement period, a replacement can be purchased at the appropriate fee.

If you change your name or address during the period of the lease it is your responsibility to notify the cemetery.

At the end of your lease you will be offered the option to renew the lease.

The plaque may be removed if the option to renew the lease is not taken up.

If the purchaser or a member of the purchaser’s family cannot be contacted within 12 months of the expiry of the lease, the ashes within the vault will be scattered and laid to rest in the Gardens of Remembrance at the Cemetery and the cemetery register will be amended to record this.

Liability cannot be accepted for damage caused to a memorial by persons other than Bereavement Services employees.