Welcome to W. Lauderdale & Son Funeral Services Family-owned funeral directors and run since 1946, Lauderdale’s have arranged and conducted funerals for the people of Gateshead for decades, supporting, guiding and providing friendly, professional advice when needed. Why Choose Us? All arrangements here at W. Lauderdale & Son Funeral Services come with many years experience and high standards of care. An easy going approach at a time of need, ensures you feel very comfortable from the first call, whilst knowing your loved one will be in a safe, caring funeral home meeting all standards of care and requirement. Family Funeral Directors with 75 Years Experience High Standards Of Care Throughout All Areas Covered in & around Gateshead, Dunston, Teams, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Whickham, Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Co Durham, Washington 24h Service available – Uniformed Staff All Types of Funerals & Religions Cared for
The business we know today was started in 1946 on Askew Road West, Teams, Gateshead by William Lauderdale Senior – later more widely known as Billy Lauderdale. The business went from strength to strength over the next 14 years and 1960 aged 15, Billy’s son – also called William – joined his father in business. Due to the redevelopment of the Teams area, after 25 years the business relocated to Dunston on Ravensworth Road. William Lauderdale Snr, known as Billy and his son, known as Bill in the Dunston area – father and son together – cared for families across most of the Gateshead area. This sound partnership continued for some time until Billy decided to take more of a back seat from the day-to-day running of the business, allowing his son Bill to build good relationships within the local community and with local churches and clergy over the next twenty years. Bill Lauderdale 1960 – 2014 Fonder Billy Lauderdale 1946 June 1990 Billy Snr passed away aged 69. Son Bill had to conduct the funeral and lay his father to rest in Saltwell Cemetery, Billy was now reunited with his loving wife Ena, who had died two years previously In the 1990s Bill’s wife Doris Lauderdale joined the business and soon found she had a great understanding with bereaved families. Bill and Doris worked together for over 20 years as a loving, caring team, arranging and conducting funerals and caring for grieving people in a wide range of circumstances. In 1998 their son William Robert joined the family business. This was a proud moment for his parents; especially his father, Bill, as it meant he could now pass on his many years of knowledge and expertise to his son. In 2000 the business moved just a short distance to larger, more modern premises. Grandfather Billy, the founder, would be most proud of his son and grandson to see Bill, Doris and William all with the same aim of carrying that Lauderdale name, character and reputation into the future – which still stand strong today in 2019. Sadly August 2014 Bill suddenly became poorly and was admitted to hospital where, after a very short illness, Bill sadly passed away aged 69, with his loving wife Doris by his side. Since 2014 Doris has taken a step back from conducting funerals, but she is still very much involved with the day-to-day business calls. Today in 2019, founder Billy’s grandson and Bill and Doris’ son William is at the helm of the business and continues the tradition of quality, courtesy, value and respect for every family began in 1946. William’s wife Shauna joined the business in 2017, and so began a new chapter in the history of W. Lauderdale & Son Funeral Services: a family business at the heart of the community – our family here when yours need us.
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £1,000.00 |
| 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 | £195.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £325.00 |
| Providing a suitable coffin | £400.00 |
| 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 | £555.00 |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £2,495.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1,750.00 |
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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. |
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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: |
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| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £1.00 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £150.00 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £1.00 |
| Embalming | £150.00 |
| Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) | £200.00 |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | POA |
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 13/02/2025and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
147 Ravensworth Road, Dunston, NE11 9AE
