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Please see below our funeral, crematorium & cemetery fees
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Standardised Price List
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary).
Attended Funeral
(Funeral director’s charges only) from £2200
This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements from £1100
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care from £400
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at Queensbury, the funeral director’ branch. From £400
Providing a suitable coffin from £460
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral l director (where viewing is requested by the customer) No fee
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle. From £475
The Fountains, Queensbury and the Heatherlands Funeral Service
H Bates price from £2200 which includes funeral director, removal, hearse and 2 bearers and York coffin.
With limousine from £2500.
Unattended Funeral
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
Burial (funeral director’s charges only) (1) from £1500
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) (2) from £1500
Fees You Must Pay
For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee. (1)
In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: from £1030 -£1350
For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. From £1020
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee. (2) estimated from £1000-£1450
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: from £1050
Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.
Additional Funeral Director Products and Services
This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
Additional mileage (price per mile) £3
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) from £525
Collection and delivery of ashes – No fee
Embalming from £200
Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) From £250
Services supplied outside of normal office hours [Prices on request]
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
(1) This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
(2) In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
* Prices are subject to change
(1) This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
Additional Options Price list
Traditional Funeral
Professional Services
Provision of all professional services including advice, support, and guidance, preparing and attending to all essential documentation, liaising with all necessary third parties, collection and delivery of cremated remains, personal attention and supervision throughout from £2000
Removal, care and preparation of the deceased:
Removal of the deceased into our care within a 20-mile radius including preparation and presentation, washing and dressing in either their own clothes or a gown and placing them into their coffin including viewing. £520.00
Hygienic Treatment
Effecting hygienic treatment from £180
Hearse
Provision of a hearse and all necessary personelle to conduct the funeral, from £475
Limousines(s)
Provision of a limosine to seat up to seven people: From £275
Coffins
We offer three ranges of coffins:-
Traditional
- York – Light oak veneered oak coffin with flat lid, plain sides and single beading, fully lined, fitted for cremation with electro brass Yorkrem handles and engraved nameplate – From £460
- Lincoln – Light mahogany veneered oak coffin with flat lid, plain sides and single beading, fully lined, fitted for cremation with electro brass Yorkrem handles and engraved nameplate – from £470
- Hardwick – Medium oak veneered coffin with bead on lid and double oak moulds, fully lined, fitted for cremation with electro brass Yorkrem handles and engraved nameplate – from £560
- Canterbury – Medium mahogany veneered coffin with double raised lid and embossed panels fitted for cremation with electro brass Yorkrem handles and engraved nameplate – from £630
- Belmont – Light oak veneered coffin with bead on sides and lid, fully lined, fitted for cremation with electro brass Fleur handles and engraved nameplate – from £630
- Chatsworth – Light oak veneered coffin with double beading, double raised lid and routered oyster panels, fitted for cremation with electro brass Oscar handles, T ends and engraved nameplate – from £730
- Windsor – Two tone oak veneered coffin with double beading, double raised lid and routered oyster panels, fitted for cremation with electro brass Wyvern handles and engraved nameplate – from £730
- Westminster (mahogany) – Two tone mahogany coffin with double beading, double raised lid, routered oyster panels and Last Supper detail, fitted for cremation with electro brass Wyvern handles and engraved nameplate – from £1025
- Buckingham – Light oak polished coffin with double beading, double raised lid and classic routered panel sides, fitted for cremation with electro brass Oscar handles, T ends and engraved nameplate – from £1080 – This coffin can be fitted with metal furniture for burial – £1110
- Kensington – Light oak polished solid oak coffin with double beading, flat lid and plain sides, fitted for burial with electro brass Fleur handles and engraved nameplate – from £935
- Sandringham – Medium solid mahogany coffin with double raised lid, double beading and classic routered panel sides, fitted for cremation with electro brass Oscar handles, T ends and engraved nameplate – from £1070. This coffin can be fitted with metal furniture for burial – from £1150
- Westminster Oak – Two tone polished oak veneered coffin with double beading, double raised lid, oyster panels and Lat Supper detail, fitted for cremation with electro brass Christ bar handles and engraved nameplate – from £1010
Environmental
- Basildon- Cardboard coffin available in either white or brown – from £510
- Forester – Warm pine coffin with flat lid and plain sides, natural wooden handles and fittings – from £670
- Taunton – Wicker coffin in buff green, woven wicker handles and engraved nameplate – from £905
- Somerton – Rounded end wicker coffin in buff white with woven wicker handles – from £905
- Willo eco2 Round – Hand woven round ended willow coffin with rope handles – from £640
- Willow Highstead – Traditional shaped hand woven willow coffin with woven handles – from £740
Modern
- Pastel – White MDF coffin with flat lid and plain sides, fitted for cremation with nickel effect Fleur handles and engraved inscription plate – from £610
- Studio – Red and White MDF coffin with double beading, inlaid oyster panels and inlaid lid, fitted for cremation with nickel effect Fleur handles and engraved inscription plate – from £770
- Ambassador – White MDF coffin with double beading, inlaid oyster panels and inlaid lid, fitted for cremation with nickel effect Oscar handles, T ends and engraved nameplate – from £810
- Studio – Blue and Gold MDF coffin with double beading, inlaid oyster panels and inlaid lid, fitted for cremation with nickel effect Fleur handles and engraved inscription plate – from £740
- Cardboard Picture – Modern cardboard coffin – various designs available – from from £610
- Wooden Picture – Modern wooden picture coffin with Blushing Roses design (many other designs available) from £780 With handles from £860
- Wooden Picture – Modern wooden picture coffin with Fisherman design (many other designs available) from £810 With handles from £860
Additional Services
Cremated remains caskets from £145
Scatter tubes for cremated remains from £100
Reception into church from £400
Conveyance into home address using Hearse from £400
Temporary oak grave marker cross from £130
Horse-drawn hearse from £1100
Additional Mileage Charge
For a removal or funeral service over 20 miles – cost per mile: £3
Additional Costs
In addition to our costs there are expenses paid out on behalf of the client. These include such items as fees payable to the crematorium, cemetery, church, clergy and doctors, floral tributes, catering, and newspaper notices. The cost of these will be approximately £1412 depending on what you choose.
Third-Party Fees: Priest: estimated £250 – £270, Minister: £250 – £270, Humanist/celebrant: £250 – £270, Doctor’s fee (Cremation only – completion of medical certificates) £120, Flowers: From £145, Newspaper notices: Depending on the publication notices range from £250, Order of service: Twenty x 4-page colour cover with black and white inside pages: From £120, Direct Cremation Direct cremation is for those who would prefer s straightforward funeral. It is different to a traditional funeral as there is no funeral service and you will not be able to attend the crematorium. Direct cremation costs from £1900 including the cremation fee.
What’s included:
• Removal of the deceased into our care within a 10-mile radius including care and preparation.
• Completion and delivery of all necessary documentation.
• A simple wood effect coffin.
• Conveyance to the crematorium in a hearse.
• Ashes to go into the crematorium Gardens of Rest or returned to our office for you to collect.
What’s Not included:
• Visiting the person in our Chapel of Rest.
• Choice of when the cremation will take place.
• Mourners are not able to attend the crematorium.
Simple Funeral:
Our simple funeral provides a quality service at a fair cost with the comfort of knowing that we will provide our usual professional levels of care and service.
There will however be no choice of day and time of the funeral service taking place. The cost of the Simple Funeral is from £1650 plus disbursements.
What’s included:
• Provision of all professional services including advice, support and guidance, arrangements made by telephone during normal office hours.
• Removal of the deceased into our care within a 10-mile radius including care and preparation.
• Provision of a simple wood effect coffin fully lined and fitted for cremation.
• Transport to the cemetery/crematorium in a hearse with bearers.
• Hearse to meet family at the cemetery/crematorium.
• Service at the graveside or in the crematorium.
• Collection and return of cremated remains if required. The above cost does not include hygienic treatment.