This page is updated frequently as I go on with my quest, so keep an eye on it.

Online

Scottish Graveyards: http://www.scottishgraveyards.org.uk/

downloadables descriptions of type of gravestones, guidelines on conservation and repair of gravestones, description of Natural species. 

Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions: http://www.gravematters.org.uk/ 

guidelines and templates for transcribing a graveyard’s inscriptions.

Old Cemeteries society of Victoria: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/

template to record a grave.

The Association of gravestone studies: http://www.gravestonestudies.org/

Cemetery Research Group (University of York): http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/crg/crgresearch.htm

Symbolism

http://www.gravehunter.net/symbolism.html

Offline

Henry, A. (2006). Stone Conservation and Practice. Donhead Publishing.Francis, D., Kellaher,L. and Neophytou.G.(2005).The Secret Cemetery.Berg Publishers, UK.

Burgess, Frederick, 1963 ‘English Churchyard Memorials’ reprint 1979 *- the classic work on this subject. Available at the Westgate Lending Library, please note that this book is held in the stacks.

Rayment, John ‘Rayment’s Notes on the recording Monumental Inscriptions’ *4th edition; [revised by Penelope Pattison], published by The Federation of Family History Societies. Although now out of print, it is often available from Family History Societies.

White, H. Leslie, ‘Monuments and their Inscriptions – A practical guide’. *- Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London, ECIM 7BA

Jones, Jeremy, ‘How to record graveyards’, * published CBA & RESCUE. from CBA 112. Kennington Road, London SEII 6RE, or RESCUE, 15a Bull Plain, Hertford.

Suffling, Ernest R. ‘Epitaphia’, London, Upcott Gill. 1909 – for reference to complete standard epitaphs of doubtful legibility.

Withycombe, E.G. ‘The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names’, Oxford. Clarendon Press.1963

Gooder, Eileen, ‘A Latin for Local History’ London, Longmans. 1961.

‘Kennedy’s Revised Latin primer’, a Latin grammar for translation from Latin inscriptions.

Smith & Hall’s ‘Smaller Latin-English dictionary’.

Latham R.G. ‘Revised medieval Latin word-list from British and Irish sources’, London,

Stephenson, Mill, ‘A list of monumental brasses in the British Isles’ Appendix ed Ralph H.Griffin, London Headley Bros. 1938 rep. 1963

Druitt, Herbert, ‘A manual of costume as illustrated by monumental brasses’, London, A. Mooring, 1906

These books marked so * have clear illustrations and descriptions of types of memorials to be found.