As your funeral director we will advise you objectively about coffins; under no circumstances will we try to influence your decision in any particular direction. We will explain to you the merits of any particular design, the costs and the reasons why a family might (and might not) select such a coffin but will only give a personal opinion when it is requested.
Compared to its continental or American counterparts, the traditional British Coffin is a fairly uninteresting design; it is shaped to follow the contours of the body and with a flat top, it is designed anticipating that mourners will place flowers upon it and thus decorate it.
Recently, there have been some quite interesting innovations in coffin design and a much larger range of choice is available than before. These innovations take us into new ranges of, for instance, cardboard, wicker and screen printed, among others.
We should consider each range of coffins and their respective merits.
We have arranged the coffins into groups to simplify the decision. From the PDF documents you will see photographs of some of the coffins we can provide, along with a description and cost. The cost is for the coffin only and you should consider our list of charges and the lists of third party disbursements to work out the overall cost of the funeral.