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Grave & Headstone
Cleaning in Kensington & Chelsea
Memorial Guardian provides specialist grave cleaning and headstone restoration throughout the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We are experienced in Brompton Cemetery — a Grade I listed historic park and one of London's Magnificent Seven — and all church burial grounds across the borough.
In short
Brompton Cemetery's older headstones wear a century of London grime, and we lift it away with patient, stone-safe hands, never pressure washing or harsh acids. A headstone clean starts from £75, a full grave restoration from £85. There's no need to attend; we send before-and-after photographs and cover every cemetery across Kensington & Chelsea.
Services Available in Kensington & Chelsea
Cemeteries We Serve in Kensington & Chelsea
Brompton Cemetery
Chelsea Old Church Churchyard
Kensington & Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell
Gunnersbury Cemetery
We also work in all church burial grounds, natural burial grounds and private cemeteries across Kensington & Chelsea. Contact us if your cemetery is not listed.
Grave Cleaning Costs in Kensington & Chelsea
Our prices are the same across every Kensington & Chelsea cemetery — travel within the M25 is included, and we confirm the exact cost in a free written quote before any work begins.
| Headstone cleaning | from £75 |
| Grave cleaning | from £85 |
| Grave maintenance plan | from £45 / quarter |
| Headstone repair & re-erection | from £150 |
| Lettering & re-gilding | from £95 |
| Ceramic memorial photo plaques | from £65 |
See our full pricing, or read the 2026 London cost guide for what affects the price.
Our Coverage in Kensington & Chelsea
Serving all of Kensington & Chelsea including Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill, North Kensington and South Kensington.
Burial History in Kensington & Chelsea
Brompton Cemetery, opened in 1840 and managed today by the Royal Parks, is one of London's Magnificent Seven and one of the finest surviving examples of Victorian funerary design — its Great Circle colonnades, domed octagonal chapel and Egyptian-style catacombs were conceived as a unified architectural composition. Its distinguished occupants include suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and Henry Cole, the founding director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Covering 39 acres in the heart of one of London's most densely developed boroughs, Brompton remains an extraordinary Victorian survival in a Royal Borough.
Kensington & Chelsea Grave Cleaning — Common Questions
Do you cover cemeteries in Kensington & Chelsea?
Yes. We work in every cemetery, churchyard and burial ground across Kensington & Chelsea, including Brompton Cemetery, and the surrounding area. Just give us the cemetery name and the plot reference.
How much does grave cleaning cost in Kensington & Chelsea?
Headstone cleaning starts from £75 and a full grave clean from £85, with travel inside the M25 included. We always confirm the exact price in a free written quote before any work begins — see our pricing.
Do I need to be there for the visit?
No. We only need the cemetery name and plot reference. After every visit we send before-and-after photographs and a written service report, so you can see the result even if you cannot attend.
Can you repair a leaning or damaged headstone in Kensington & Chelsea?
Yes. Re-erecting a leaning or fallen headstone starts from £150, and larger repairs are quoted after a free assessment — see headstone repair & restoration.
Nearby Areas We Cover
Why Choose Us
- ✓ Stone-safe cleaning methods
- ✓ Before & after photography
- ✓ Written service report
- ✓ All cemetery regulations followed
- ✓ No pressure washing
- ✓ Fully insured service
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Free, no-obligation assessment. We visit Kensington & Chelsea cemeteries on a flexible schedule.
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