RE walled graves (Times, July 25). Why would anyone find it necessary to ban something that — it seems from your article — is only requested two or three times each century?
What a pointless and unimaginative piece of bureaucracy. Nobody benefits from officialdom's mania for developing policies and procedures, when it results simply in banal and meaningless conformity.
The pragmatic response would be to allow walled graves (on the rare occasion that one is wanted), set a high fee for doing so, and be grateful for the incremental income.
We should remember that much artistic and historical richness of old burial places comes from the diversity and individuality of the memorials.
Ann L Keelan
The Laurels
140 Whitchurch Road
Tavistock