Many stunning examples of Victorian memorial architecture can be seen on the Crosses, Statues, Angels and large Vaults. Inscriptions can give fascinating insights on the people buried there or at times relate to incidents, disasters and accidents both locally and from around the world.

Contributing greatly to the appearance of Flaybrick is its landscaped design. With Holly-lined paths, Irish and Common Yew trees and the evergreen Holm Oak giving it a somewhat sombre appearance at first glance. This is countered by the fine mature specimen trees in prime locations around the cemetery. Cut Leaf Beech, Silver Pendant Lime, London Plane and Monkey Puzzle to name just a few all give Flaybrick a mature and pleasant outlook. The lower and newer area of the cemetery is built on top of a sandstone quarry and is not part of Kemp's original design. This area has a more open aspect and is the busiest part of the cemetery. Stone from the quarry was used in the construction of Birkenhead Docks, St. James' Church and for Flaybrick's boundary walls. Most of the memorials in this section date from the early 1900s and it is also the location of Flaybrick's largest War Memorial. Two of Flaybrick's public graves are also in this section, some of them are thirty feet deep and hold 70 people.

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