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Penrose Funeral Directors

As a community focussed service we are experienced in helping families and friends create a meaningful celebration of the life of their loved one. Our experience will enable us to talk you through all the practical arrangements as well as to discuss more personal and heartfelt issues.

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Our Packages

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Cremations
Budget Package

Direct Cremation

Funeral Prices
Includes
Collection of the deceased from any location within 15 miles of our chapel of rest
Full care of your loved one at our local facilities
Provision of an elegant hearse for carriage
£708
Plus disbursements
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Direct Cremation

During the Coronavirus lockdown there is a limit on the number of people who can attend a funeral. For some families a Direct Cremation might be the best solution. With a saving of over £1,500 a Direct Cremation differs from a Traditional Cremation in that there is no service beforehand and there are no mourners in attendance. This gives you the chance to arrange a dignified funeral for your loved one now with the opportunity, and the budget, to arrange a memorial service or gathering at a later date when it is safe to do so.

What the package includes

  • Bringing the deceased into our care from any location within 20 miles including home, care home or hospice at no extra cost
  • Provision of a full hearse (not a private ambulance) for transport to the crematorium
  • Cremation location is Southend Crematorium (your loved one will not be kept or cremated miles away)
  • Removal of pacemaker or prosthetics is included if required
  • Return of ashes to the family, usually within two weeks, at no extra cost

What isn’t included

  • Third party fees (disbursements) which include the Crematorium fee (£500), an oak veneer coffin (£250) and the doctor’s fee (£82 if this is required). A typical final price for a Direct Cremation including disbursements is £1,540

Of course we will handle all arrangements and liaisons with third parties as well as giving you our full support before, during and after the funeral.

Please contact us on 01702 436000 for more information about this.

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Popular Package

Traditional Cremation

Funeral Prices
Includes
Full dressing and viewing in our chapel of rest
Family choice of service date, time and location
Our hearse will visit a private residence of your choice and proceed to the crematorium from there
£1,998.00
Plus disbursements
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Traditional Cremation

Our Traditional Cremation Package provides an elegant and dignified farewell to your loved one. Naturally our small staff team will guide and support you from start to finish, making all arrangements and ensuring your farewell goes exactly to plan.

What the package includes

  • Bringing your loved one into our care within 15 miles of our chapel of rest
  • Preparation and dressing of the deceased in the clothes of your choice
  • Funeral at the location, date and time of your choosing (subject to availability)
  • Visiting in our chapel of rest during work hours
  • Our elegant hearse will proceed to the crematorium from a private residence of your choosing
  • A Funeral Director with a full team of bearers to conduct the day and assist in every way
  • A choice of elegant scatter tubes or a biodegradable urn included at no extra cost

Please note that third party fees (disbursements) are not included;

  • Crematorium fee (from £1,000)
  • Provision of a lined and furnished Coffin of your choice (from £250)
  • Provision of elegant Mercedes hearse (£250)
  • Minister’s fee (£230)
  • Doctor’s fee (£82 if this is required. A doctor’s fee is not required if a post mortem is carried out).

A typical final price for a Traditional Cremation including disbursements is £3,728.

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Complete Package

Premium Cremation

Funeral Prices
Includes
A beautiful Derby coffin & elegant brass urn
Hearse and Limousine to visit locations of your choice
Collection of your loved one at any time, night or day
Bespoke full colour Order of Service
£3,131
Plus disbursements
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Premium Cremation

Our Premium Cremation Suite is a full service package designed to cover all requirements and eventualities. In line with our 5* professional service and support your every need has been considered and catered for. This takes all the pressure from you and your family during a time of loss.

What the package includes

  • Bringing your loved one into our care, day or night, within 20 miles of our chapel of rest
  • A Beautiful Derby coffin lined and fitted for cremation
  • Embalming, dressing and full preparation of the deceased for viewing
  • Visiting in our chapel of rest including evenings and weekends
  • Provision of an elegant Mercedes limousine for your family
  • Hearse and Limousine to proceed from a private residence of your choosing
  • Funeral director and full team of funeral operatives taking care of every detail on the day
  • Limousine to return the family to the wake venue
  • 60 bespoke full colour orders of service
  • A choice of elegant brass and silver inlaid urns

Please note that third party fees (disbursements) are not included;

  • Crematorium fee (from £1,000)
  • Minister/Celebrant fee (£230)
  • Doctor’s fee (£82 if required – a doctor’s fee is not required if a post mortem is carried out)

A typical final price for the Premium package including disbursements will be just under £4,500

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Burial

Traditional Burial

Funeral Prices
Includes
Oak veneer coffin fitted and furnished for burial
Full dressing and viewing in our chapel of rest
The hearse will visit a private residence of your choice and then proceed to the chapel or graveside
£2,198.00
Plus disbursements
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Traditional Burial

Our Traditional Burial package provides a beautiful and flexible funeral that you can tailor to your exact needs. Naturally our small staff team will guide and support you from start to finish, making all arrangements and ensuring your farewell goes exactly to plan.

What the Package includes

  • Bringing your loved one into our care within 15 miles of our chapel of rest
  • Preparation and dressing of the deceased in the clothes of your choice
  • Visiting in our chapel of rest during work hours
  • Advice, support and relevant paperwork for purchasing a grave plot
  • All arrangements for the opening and preparation of the grave
  • Our elegant hearse will proceed to the crematorium from a private residence of your choosing
  • A Funeral Director with a team of bearers to conduct the day and assist in every way

Please note that third party fees (disbursements) are not included. Please be aware that not all disbursements listed are required.

  • Minister’s fee (£230)
  • Provision of a lined and furnished Coffin of your choice (from £250)
  • Provision of elegant Mercedes hearse (£250)
  • Grave Purchase (from £1,300 at Southend Cemetery)
  • Preparation of the grave (from £1,046 at Southend Cemetery)
  • Chapel hire (from £250)

Whatever your choices and requirements if you would like a final and accurate cost for your burial please visit our Bespoke Funeral option. Here you will be able to select your preferred cemetery, choose whether you need a new grave, choose your coffin and everything else you need and you will be given a clear price breakdown at every point.

 

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Build a Custom Quote

Here you can customise your funeral in just a few simple steps that will allow you to quickly and easily make all the important choices such as the funeral location and style as well as decisions about vehicles, coffins, tributes and more. All decisions and changes will be reflected immediately in the price so that you can control your budget at every point as you customise the funeral.

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Pristine, Elegant Funeral Vehicles

For your cortege we maintain a small fleet of pristine Mercedes Hearses and Limousines to transport the deceased and the funeral party in traditional solemnity.
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Horse Drawn

Nothing quite touches the elegance and solemnity of a Horse Drawn Hearse except an artillery parade (and that is reserved for military personnel). If you are interested please take a look at the beautiful Horse Drawn Carriages we can provide.
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Coffins & Caskets

The coffin is a centrepiece to the funeral and for some it is a statement about their loved one. We have a large range of coffins available including solid wood and beautiful wood veneer as well as natural willow and decorated cardboard to suit all tastes and styles.
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Chapel of Rest

It is important to say goodbye in your own way. We provide a quiet chapel of rest which you can visit if you wish to spend time with your loved one. There is no additional cost for this service.
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Eco-friendly Funerals and Coffins

A Woodland Burial is a very beautiful alternative to a cremation or a traditional burial. For many people it is also increasingly important to consider the environment and to arrange an ecologically friendly funeral. Here you will find information about woodland burial sites and our range of natural, eco-friendly coffins.
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Ashes Containers

Urns, caskets and scatter tubes come in many styles. Here you will find our complete range of ashes containers, from natural and biodegradable containers to traditional wooden caskets, elegant brass urns and beautiful, unique hand polished hardwood urns.
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Memorial Jewellery

Keeping close the memory of our departed is important. Some people find that keeping a material reminder of their loved one close at all times creates a very real sense of calm and peace following a bereavement. Here you will find a selection of beautifully crafted jewellery to help you achieve this if you so desire.
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Personal Tributes

The most common personal tribute at a funeral is the flowers, but there are many ways to pay tribute and to create lasting memorials for the deceased. We are happy to work with any and all ideas you may have for your loved one, and here you will find some tributes and memorials that we offer as a seamless part of our service to you.
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Resources

Helping you to say goodbye
Here you will find useful information and contacts for things that you may require such as Venues for Funeral Receptions, Order of Service options and Local Florists. You can also find guidance on Funeral Choices, Local Cemeteries and Music Selection to help you plan and prepare a funeral. We provide advice on the financial help that is available for funerals as well as offering a unique 0% finance option to help you spread costs.
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Order of Service
An Order of Service is both a guide to the service and a keepsake for friends and family. We have created bespoke designs from traditional to modern that we can personalise for your service. See all designs, options and prices here.
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Local Cemeteries and Crematoria
Please click here to find information and pricing for all the main crematoria and cemeteries in South East Essex.
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Help with Funeral Costs
We appreciate that a funeral can create unexpected financial pressure on families. Here you will find information and links for accessing financial help with funeral expenses. We are also now offering interest free finance to help spread the funeral costs without paying more.
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Music
Here we explain the traditional music options for funerals and offer a list of hymns and popular music suitable for a variety of funeral types.
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Funeral Reception and Catering
Here you will find a selection of venues for a range of budgets and group sizes. All venues listed come highly recommended by our clients and we have visited them all personally to verify their quality. We also provide information about independent catering should that be your preference.
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Flowers
Flowers are a personal expression of sympathy and loss offering a beautiful tribute to the deceased and a celebration of their life. Find details of local florists and information about Floral Tributes here.
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Types of Funerals
From cremation to woodland burial, high church service to humanist farewell, this page will help explain the differences and decisions required for whatever type of funeral you require
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About Us

At Penrose Funeral Service we pride ourselves on helping families and friends create a meaningful celebration of the life of their loved one. Our experience will enable us to talk you through all the practical arrangements as well as to discuss more personal and heartfelt issues. We understand that grief and loss can make everything seem more difficult and complicated so we are more than happy to go through the details as many times as you need.

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Testimonials

To all the staff at Penrose Funerals

Thank you for the compassion, care and support you gave to our family. We really appreciate everything you did for the funeral of David Ray.

Your kindness is appreciated so much

Kind Regards

Kevin and Lorna Russell - July 2022

To all at Penrose Funerals,

Just to let you know how much your kindness means, a huge thanks, you done us all proud. I cannot speak highly enough of you all. On behalf of ‘Doris Davis’ (service 30th Jan 2020 @ 1.40pm) we thank you from our hearts.

Kind regards,

Tracey Williams, Keith and family - February 2020
Hello. I would like to thank you all for the care, support and compassion you all showed and for the lovely service you gave for my husband Dennis’ funeral on 11th August. He had a grand “send off” with so many to say their goodbyes, and the sun shone too. John Banks gave a lovely service and myself and my family would like to express our thanks for your help on such a sad day in our lives.
Regards,
Barbara and all the Hudswell family - Sept 2021

Dear All

A few words of thanks to all who helped me with the loss of my husband. He had a wonderful send-off thanks to you and the Royal Artillery Association. I was very grateful for all the help and respect given to myself and to his daughter. Thank you all once again

Mrs S Ascroft - September 2018

To Nathan, Brendan and staff at Penrose Funeral Directors,

On behalf of myself, Marie, Jim, Alice, Ronnie and Maggie we would like to send our heartfelt appreciation for your support during our most difficult time in arranging our lovely mum’s funeral. Your support was just want we needed to get through and all of you were amazing, especially Nathan and Brendan.

Mum had the most beautiful send off anyone could wish for and we as a family would have been lost without you all. Nothing was ever too much trouble.

Once again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts xxx

Regards

Mary Docherty’s family - February 2023

Dear Penrose Team,

Many thanks to you for the dignified way you handled the funeral of my dearest mother Violet Mark, also the help you gave in such a careful way.

Everything was done to perfection and Violet’s family are truly grateful.

Kind regards,

Sharon Smart and Violet’s family - April 2021

Thank you so much to everyone for all your help and looking after Lee so very well.

Thank you also for the best sendoff.

Much appreciated

Sheila and Family - September 2023

Thank you to all at Penrose for helping both of us through what could have been a difficult time under very trying circumstances.
The caring way you dealt with my Mother, Flossie’s funeral over the telephone, your kindness in fulfilling all our wishes and the respect and professionalism shown today made it a day we shall always treasure.
Thank you again,

Julia and Martin Stevens - February 2021
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