At St James and St Francis we are thankful for our churchyard. It has served the community of Cowley for hundreds of years. It is only a small area, and is largely full, but we are able to offer space for the interment of cremated ashes. These are released directly into the soil in the Goodwin Memorial Garden, a circle of stones in the north side of the churchyard. The stones that form the circle each have space to engrave the name and key data for 6 people. Each inscription may up to  2 lines of 23 characters.  We work with Reeves Memorials (Reeves 147A Magdalen Rd, Oxford OX4 1RL)

How do you get a name added to one of the memorial stones?
First contact the Rector. Also complete this electronic form. It will email you copy the details. You can use this when you communicate with Reeves.

What is the cost of adding a name to the memorial: This final cost is made up of several parts.
                            a) The stone masons charge.
                                 This you will need to negotiate with them (in 2019 this was in the region of £200)
                            b) A standard Diocesan fee for adding an inscription to a memorial 9 in 2023 this will be £31)  
                            c) A contribution to fund that covers the cost of the stones used (£40)