Modern Burial System - double depth lawn crypts constructed from pre-cast concrete, configured in a honeycomb pattern that allows an extra crypt to be used where there would normally be a void - get two graves for the price of one! Removable lid for use with purpose built lid-lifting gantry, removes the soil and lid in one action. No need to dig a grave again!

Suitable for inferior Land such as:

• landfills
• contaminated sites
• high water tables
• rocky land
• unstable soils

Modern Burial System – double depth lawn crypts are suitable for:

• above ground crypt installation
• half in and half out of the ground
• full depth excavation.

Landscape to blend in with the surroundings.

The MBS lawn crypt system allows for the maximum density of graves:

• Australia 3344 graves per hectare / 1353 per acre.
• United States of America 4064 graves per hectacre / 1645 per acre.

Advantages

• More graves per hectare
• Aesthetic - pleasing to eye
• Cost of maintenance - 2 staff
• No time restrictions on future interments
• Health - no odour in next grave, no soil cracking
• Safe for staff to go down grave
• Grass & soil & lid above crypt removed & replaced in one piece
• No subsidence of grave
• No loss of graves due to cave-in
• No digging - all pre dug
• Can be placed on any soil type either in or above ground level
• Dignified grave
• Suitable for limited tenure
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The system has patent approval in six countries, with patents pending in 20 countries.

History

In 1996, the Rockhampton City Council Parks Department was confronted with a dilemma. The Council had to source land for a new cemetery, with the only available land having a high water table, and was considered unsuitable for cemetery usage... [Click for more]

 

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Modern Burial System.
Telephone: +61 7 4936 8426
Facsimile: +61 7 4922 6908
Email: info@modernburialsystem.com
PO Box 336
Rockhampton Queensland Australia 4700

Content © 2001 Modern Burial System.
A Rockhampton City Council concept, implemented in the Rockhampton Memorial Gardens, Queensland, Australia.

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