Funeral Directors > Greengates
Proudly serving the local communities of Bradford via our branch in Greengates
Edwin Pounds & Sons Funeral Directors has been providing services within the local area for over 100 years. Established in 1904, Edwin Pounds & Sons was mainly a farm but also incorporated being coal merchants and carriage proprietors. Providing horse & carriages to the local funeral directors. Edwin had eleven children, eight boys and three girls. All the boys worked within the business hence the name of Edwin Pounds & Sons. As the farmland was taken away from us for the building of Thorpe Edge estate the funeral directing side of the business gradually grew and replaced the farming. The old farm buildings were converted into the chapel of rest, offices and garages. Initially each brother had his own limousine, one had been previously owned by Princess Margaret and another was in the film The Yellow Rolls Royce. One was used by Winston Churchill on his visit to Bradford and an old photo shows him riding him through the streets of Bradford in the open topped car giving his victory sign. In 2004 we celebrated our centenary, when Charles, the last remaining child of Edwin, was aged 85 and still working within the business. Sadly in 2006 he passed away, leaving his daughter Judith Broome and grandson Simon Broome to run the company. In 2007 Judith retired, leaving Simon to run the Business. In 2009 our current purpose built premises were opened. The new décor and improved facilities were designed to provide comforting and informal surroundings, which include service chapel seating 40 people and arranging rooms where families can discuss funeral arrangements and pre-paid funerals. Here at Edwin Pounds & Sons Funeral Directors we offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance. This will protect your family from rising costs and remove uncertainty about your wishes. If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in our funeral home, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call.
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £515.00 |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £300.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £400.00 |
| Providing a suitable coffin | £395.00 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £20.00 |
| 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 | £595.00 |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1,500.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1,775.00 |
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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: 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. |
£500.00 |
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For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£897.00 |
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| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £2.00 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £25.00 |
| Embalming | £120.00 |
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 correct as from 25/04/2024and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
New Line, Greengates, BD10 9AS
