One of our favourite coffin suppliers is Caz Ingall at Wild Heart Coffins, she use UK grown willow to create beautiful, natural and unique coffins and ashes caskets, suitable for all types of burial and cremation.įor more information call Caz on 07787 435685 or visit her website Īnother supplier who has recently come to our attention is Feet First Coffins, a small, family run business providing 100% environmentally friendly, pine wood coffins and caskets, handcrafted and finished with entirely biodegradable handles, lining and beeswax polish. With that in mind, we list below suppliers who are willing to sell directly to the public rather than only to funeral directors. Most families in Britain still choose to use a coffin rather than a shroud. The simple shroud shown above is produced by Bellacouche The only legal stipulation is that 'It is an offence to expose a dead body near a public highway as this would outrage public decency'.Ī body should therefore be covered in public, but the method of doing so is entirely up to the individual responsible for the disposal of the body. ![]() (If the person is to be cremated most crematoria expect a coffin to be used, although there are some that now allow shroud cremations.)Ĭontrary to popular belief, it is not a legal requirement that a coffin or casket must be used to house a dead body. Coffins, Shrouds and Memorials You may be interested to know that there is no UK law requiring that a coffin be used.
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