Until recently however, as entries in the Book are arranged on an anniversary basis, unless you sought the assistance of staff, inscriptions were only available for viewing on one day each year. Now, using a personal access card, any inscription in the Books at Daldowie or The Linn can be viewed on-screen at both sites and on any day during the normal opening hours of the crematorium.

Inscriptions can also be made available for viewing via the World Wide Web. For the first time, it is now possible for those unable to visit the crematorium for reasons of distance or infirmity to have access to the Book of Remembrance.

Greater access plus a completely new form of Memorial

Improved access to the Book of Remembrance was the primary reason for development of the on-screen memorial, but it is far from the sole benefit. For each entry, as well as the inscription in the Book, it is possible to include up to four additional screens of text and/or photographs to produce a truly unique memory of your loved one.

The kind of information which might form the basis of additional screens includes photographs of the person(s) commemorated, a brief biography, a favourite verse or piece of prose, or photographs of significant places or occasions.

How does it work?

The basis of the memorial is the inscription in The Book of Remembrance. This is a tangible and permanent memorial, and indeed, offers the only form of memorial that is available "in perpetuity".

The first screen accessed by a viewing card will show the individual inscription, together with some surrounding entries, as they appear in the Book. Up to a maximum of four additional screens can be added to each card. These screens are compiled from material, (text and/or photographs) supplied by the applicant.

The sequence (below) shows how a typical memorial, consisting of an inscription in the Book plus four additional screens, might appear.

Designing your Memorial

In order to assist you in the process of designing additional screens, we have developed a series of templates to which you may add your own words and photographs.   

Some of these are illustrated below, and give some idea of the amount of text that can be included with each design. Please remember that the more text that is included, the smaller it will appear onscreen.

Further information can be obtained from:

The Cemeteries & Crematoria Registrar
20 Trongate
Glasgow
G1 5ES

Phone: 0141 287 3961
E-mail land@glasgow.gov.uk

Link to Digital Book of Remembrance:

Daldowie Crematorium - http://daldowie.remembranceonline.co.uk

Linn Crematorium - http://linn.remembranceonline.co.uk/