Benches can help make your churchyard more welcoming to visitors as a place to sit in quite contemplation. They can also enhance the accessibility of your churchyard for users with limited mobility.
Replacing benches or installing new benches usually falls under List B (see Permissions). Click here to download the specifications.
Sometimes benches might be donated in memory of a person (see memorials). These can still be permitted under List B but care should be taken that any dedications on these items are compliant with the Chancellor’s General Directions and Churchyard Regulations on inscriptions.