Lichfield & District Crematorium

Telephone: 01283 791564

Crematorium information

Set within 10 acres in Fradley and hidden away in the stunning countryside views, Lichfield and District Crematorium provides the surrounding communities with a peaceful and dignified setting for the service of your choosing. 

Our quaint and peaceful timber framed chapel can seat up to 76 people and overlooks our landscaped gardens which are maintained by our grounds team. We have a music system throughout and so none of the service is missed. It is fully equipped with a hearing loop, and provide webcasts and visual tributes to remember your loved ones. We can cater for larger services with outside speakers under the port-cochere and is designed to accommodate all faiths, religious and non-religious.

Our crematorium is fully accessible throughout, having accessible toilets and hot and cold beverages in our waiting area.

Here at Lichfield and District Crematorium, we have embraced nature with our aim to being as environmentally friendly as possible. Our grounds are well maintained in a natural way, which encourages our wildlife to grow and nurture. We have wildflower meadows for the bees and natural ponds for the fish and birds.

Each funeral and service is unique as your loved one. Please feel free to ask us any questions or if you have any unique requests, we will be able to support you.

We have a wide variety of memorials from which to choose from including scattering, interring and private gardens. Our memorial team will be happy to help you, please feel free to contact us any time.

Admin office email address - lichfield&district.crematorium@thecmg.co.uk

Memorial office email address - lichfield.memorialoffice@thecmg.co.uk

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To view our online virtual tour, please visit https://youtu.be/3_qKiq6IAwM

Opening Hours

The Office:
Our office is open Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. We encourage booking an appointment prior to visiting. Please contact us to make an appointment.

The collection of cremated remains and memorial consultations can still take place by means of an appointment.

The Grounds:
Our grounds are open to visitors.

The Memorial Office:
Appointments can be made by contacting us by telephone or email.

The Book of Remembrance Room:
Our Book of Remembrance is available all year round. We can arrange for you to have the page turned to a specific date, please contact us and to speak to our staff.

Parking

We have ample onsite parking with some accessible parking spaces available as well.

Lichfield & District Crematorium

Our fees

We know that understanding what goes into the cost of a funeral can sometimes be difficult for families. We also recognise that understanding the overall financial implications of arranging a funeral is important. To this end we have included a downloadable price list of the services available to you.

It is important to us that any confusion is completely removed to help families to fully understand what the Cremation Fee includes, and what this means as part of the wider cost of the funeral. We have outlined the elements that are necessary to provide a cremation service to you below, although of course we would be happy to discuss any further queries you might have directly with you. You can contact us at any time to talk through any further options and any fees that might apply.

The cremation fee includes the following:

• All professional services relating to the administration and registration of the cremation, in line with statutory regulation.
• The use of our Chapel along with the assistance of a trained staff member on the day of the service.
• The provision of music during the funeral service (please contact the Crematorium for details of our available options).
• The sensitive handling of the cremation in line with environmental legislation.
• The appropriate national environmental levy for mercury abatement.
• The scattering or interment of the ashes within our Gardens of Remembrance, or the preparation for their removal along with a suitable container and the Cremation Certificate.
• Alternatively, we will look after the ashes safely and securely at our Crematoria site and can share with you the various options and next steps available to care for your loved ones ashes. 

We also offer weekend services, fees for which along with other available services are detailed in the PDF attachment entitled Cremation Price List

Direct cremation

We have a number of options available to meet the ever increasing demand for this service which are detailed below.

Unattended Direct Cremation

• There will be no service in the chapel and no mourners in attendance.
• Sometime following the cremation, staff at the Crematorium will contact the Applicant to confirm instructions for the ashes in order to offer any further assistance. There are many occasions when families change their decision having had time for further thought and discussion.

Attended Direct Cremation

• The attended direct cremation is available at 9.00am.
• This option enables families to attend the crematorium to see the coffin in the chapel and be able to spend a few moments with the coffin before the leaving the chapel.
• The crematorium staff will be available to help and assist you during the time at the crematorium, showing you both in and out of the chapel at the appropriate times.
• Music may also be played should you wish.
• Sometime following the cremation, staff at the Crematorium will contact the Applicant to confirm instructions for the ashes in order to offer any further assistance. There are many occasions when families change their mind having had time for further thought.

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