Langmead Memorials News

On Saturday 8th November the Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors asked all their Funeral Directors to open their doors to the general public for a National Bereavement Awareness Day.

Langport and District Funeral Services opened their Langport parlour and their new parlour at Townsend, Curry Rivel between 0900 and 1500.  The new parlour is shared with Langmead Memorials, therefore offering all the services the bereaved require under one roof.  To celebrate the opening and to give the public an opportunity to see more of what goes on,  Philip Peppard of Langport Funeral Services and Keith Marsh of Langmead Memorials,  arranged displays and demonstrations throughout the day.

Traditional horse-drawn hearse

There was a display of ‘Hearses and Coffins through the Ages’ at Curry Rivel with a traditional horse drawn hearse with a wicker coffin,  a modern day Mercedes hearse with an oak coffin and an immaculate motorcycle trike and hearse which was designed by the set designer of the Harry Potter films.  The trike and hearse will carried a very modern painted coffin.

There was also a demonstration of hand letter-cutting in stone by Langmead Memorials’ Andrew Brooker.  Andy is a very well known letter cutter whose work has featured in a number of television programmes. 

Keith Marsh.

The new showroom, which opened at the beginning of September, features a large display of memorials ranging from headstones and cremation plaques to vases and statues.  These are available in a wide variety of materials including granite, marble and English stone.  Memorials for the home are also on display including sundials and birdbaths for keeping cremated ashes in the garden and ceramic photoframes.

For directions to the Pinhoe Road showroom in Exeter, click here
For directions to Langmead’s other showroom in Curry Rivel in Somerset click here.

Langmead Memorials has teamed up with Langport and District Funeral Services in opening a new funeral parlour and memorial showroom in Curry Rivel, Somerset.

Langport and District’s funeral director, Philip Peppard says ” It was a great opportunity to have the services that the bereaved will need under one roof at what is a very distressing and difficult time.”

The new premises have reception areas, a Chapel of Rest, memorial showroom and plenty of parking.

Langmead Memorials has a large variety of memorials on display suitable for both churchyards and cemeteries. The memorials range from lawn headstones to cremation plaques and vases to specially designed granite bird baths and sundials for clients who wish to keep their loved ones ashes in their garden at home.

We all know that the death of a child is a uniquely distressing event.Exeter City Council wanted to do everthing possible to provide some comfort to bereaved families and have created a dedicated Children’s Garden at Higher Cemetery.

The garden was created in the older ‘Long Valley’ section of the cemetery where the Victorians laid there children to rest.

The touching centrepiece of the garden is a beautifully carved marble angel that was found hidden and laid down in the cemetery.Langmead Memorials moved the angel to their workshop where she was carefully cleaned and refurbished before setting her on a new marble base and fixing her in her new position.

On Saturday 5th of July a memorial planting took place in the garden attended by families with children in the garden,Councilor Kevin Mitchell,Council Bereavement Staff and Langmead Memorials.A local celebrant read a heartfelt anonymous poem and extracts from ‘The Song of the Flower’ by Khalil Gibran in memory of the children.