In the concluding chapter charting your history and ours, funeral historian, researcher and former FSJ editor Brian Parsons charts the changes from the last 70 yearsBy 1956 The Undertakers’ Journal has been…
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Shiver me timbers
By Mary CarmichaelIf you spot Lew Griffiths wearing his regular weekend ensemble of frock coat, bandana, tricorn hat and long boots, you probably wouldn’t put money on him being a funeral director.The…
Charting the change with The Undertakers’ Journal
In the first part of a two part special feature, funeral historian, researcher and former FSJ editor Brian Parsons maps industry milestones from the first 70 years of our coverage.When The Undertakers’…
Mid-England Barrow connect with community
Connecting with your local community is a key part of running a business in the funeral sector, and for Sarah Smart, co-owner of Mid-England Barrow in deepest rural Oxfordshire, 2021 has been…
Grave Tales: Scott of the Antarctic
One of the loneliest graves in the world has to be that belonging to Antarctic explorers Captain Scott and his men. The makeshift grave lies deep in the Antarctic, and has only…
