Caskets for ashes

After cremation, a question arises as to the disposal of the ashes. In some countries, the ashes are not released to the family, or, if so released, the family must undertake to place the ashes within a cemetery, a church, or a mausoleum. And regulations govern the nature of the box in which the ashes are contained.
In the UK, there are no such restrictions. In practice, therefore, some families chose to bury (or scatter) the ashes in a cemetery, a church yard, or in some place dear to the deceased. Others take them home. In the latter case, the question arises as to the vessel in which the ashes will be stored. Should they store them in a simple wooden casket or urn; or should they keep them in a box which reminds them of the life and times of the deceased?
In today’s secular society, some families order caskets which are really quite distinctive.
The three caskets illustrated here were all made in our workshops. As it happens, all three were ordered through funeral directors. We never met the families concerned, and, naturally, we were given only the very minimum of information with which to carry out the job.