Cowley and Son Ltd
- Arranges funerals
- Independent or family-owned
- Prices published online
The longest-established firm on the Cirencester page has served the town since 1871. Cowley and Son Ltd is one of three funeral directors in South West England based in Cirencester, in Gloucestershire, and the others are A Slade and Son and Central Co-op Funeral - Cirencester. Together they hold 28 Google reviews, with an average rating of 4.5.
Cowley and Son Ltd is a family-run firm with directors Nigel Keen and Robert Orford, who have been close friends since the 1970s. The firm handles the legal and practical side of a funeral, from orders of service and floral tributes to a gathering afterwards and bereavement support. It has a chapel of rest, visits families at home, publishes its prices online, offers direct cremation and funeral plans, and takes calls around the clock. It is rated 4.7 from 14 reviews.
A Slade and Son is a family-owned firm at 35 Dyer Street, serving the Cotswolds across three generations. Tim Slade is the principal funeral director, with more than 35 years of experience in the local area. The range runs from cremation and burial to green funerals, direct cremation and larger cathedral funerals. It is rated 5.0 from 11 reviews.
Central Co-op Funeral - Cirencester trades as The Co-operative Funeralcare from City Bank Road. Calls are taken 24 hours a day, every day, and the team arranges funerals and gives families brochures, prices and a step-by-step guide to arranging one. It is rated 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Two of the three firms here are independent and family-owned, while the Co-operative branch belongs to a larger group. All three arrange funeral plans and publish their prices online, so a family can lay the information side by side before deciding whom to call. Street is the one other place that turns up in the way these firms describe their reach.
A Slade and Son arranges green funerals as part of a range that also includes cremation, burial and direct cremation. Its principal funeral director, Tim Slade, has more than 35 years of experience in the area. It is rated 5.0 from 11 reviews.
Cowley and Son Ltd has served Cirencester and the surrounding Gloucestershire community since 1871. A Slade and Son has served the Cotswolds across three generations from 35 Dyer Street. Both are independent and family-owned.
Cowley and Son Ltd offers home arrangement visits. The firm also has a chapel of rest, offers direct cremation and funeral plans, and answers calls 24 hours a day. It is rated 4.7 from 14 reviews.
A Slade and Son includes larger cathedral funerals in its range, alongside cremation, burial and green funerals. Cowley and Son Ltd handles the practical side of a funeral, including orders of service and floral tributes.
Central Co-op Funeral - Cirencester works from City Bank Road and trades as The Co-operative Funeralcare. Calls are taken 24 hours a day, every day. It is rated 3.7 from 3 reviews, and it offers brochures and a step-by-step guide to arranging a funeral.