J and M Humphris Funeral Services

OFFERING
A 24 Hour service
Open 365 days of the year
Independent family run business

HISTORY

Founded in 1880 by Joseph Humphris, who started the business from his front room at 74 Broughton Road, working as a carpenter, joiner and undertaker, then moving to Queens Road, to a proper workshop.
In 1913 Harold, Joseph's eighth son, took over the business after his father had an accident which left him disabled. After the First World War, Harold moved to the present location in Albert Street which had previously been used as a brewery. The buildings were adapted and added to as the business expanded.

In the 1950's Harold was joined by his sons John and Maurice. Harold died in 1966 since when the premises have been modernised and improved on a number of occasions. Much work was done in the late 1980's and 1990's, and continues to the present day as the funeral business continues to grow.
Today this includes a service chapel, chapels of rest, private interview rooms, a letter cutter's workshop, a memorial showroom and extensive car parking. In 1981 Maurice's son, Martin joined the business, as did John's son Christopher in 1985.

With over 125 years of service behind the firm, Christopher and Martin look forward to the future with confidence.

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Modern Technology

While steeped in tradition we have not failed to realise the need to keep up with the times, and that includes technology. Since 1991 we have operated a fully intergrated specialised funeral computer package. This comprehensive service includes the provision of Orders of Service when requested all working through a complete network system. This has allowed us to become more efficient and offer our clients an even higher level of customer care.