Undertaking and Funerals

Undertaking and Funerals

There is growing concern about the effect on the environment of traditional burials and cremations. Burying or cremating wooden coffins can be wasteful and expensive. The glues in chipboard coffins pollute the atmosphere when they are cremated. Materials such as bamboo offer a sustainable and 'green' alternative

Model Coffin
This is a demonstration model of the 'Cocoon' system coffin made by
Celtic Caskets of Tutbury.

Model coffin

The outer wooden coffin contains an inner cardboard coffin. Only the cardboard coffin is cremated. The wooden coffin is reused. This system is less wasteful, reduces pollution and is less expensive than cremating or burying a traditional coffin.

Bamboo Coffin
This coffin is made from bamboo with hemp fibre handles, supplied by Celtic Caskets of Tutbury.

Bamboo coffin

Bamboo is a renewable resource - it grows very quickly. Other renewable or recycled materials used to make coffins include cardboard, papier-mache and willow.

Undertaker's Door From Fairbanks' of Oulton, near Stone.The names of the undertaker's deceased clients written on this workshop door.	Undertakers door	Door panel


Coffin furniture Coffin plaques, handles and rail fittings from a Cheadle undertakers. Early 20th century.	Coffin furniture	Funeral order of interment and order of carriage of the funeral of Miss Edge of Pitfield House.	Interment order


Funeral transport
Hearse		Hearse on Eastgate Street, Stafford	Funeral bier

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