Altrincham Crematorium
The Crematorium grounds are open every day between the following hours:
- 08:00am - 16:30pm Weekdays
- 09:00am - 16:30pm Saturdays
- 10:30am - 16:30pm Sundays and Bank Holidays
The Office is open from 08:30am - 16:30pm Monday to Friday.
The grounds are open longer during the summer and closing times are displayed at the main gates.
Car parking is available to the front and side of the crematorium grounds. Facilities include a chapel with seating for 80 people comfortably and room for approx 30 standing. Should it be necessary additional mourners can be accommodated in the foyer. Music can be played on an organ situated in the chapel or alternatively CD and tape facilities are available. Cremation can take place Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 3.30pm on the half hour.
Disabled visitors may park either in the marked bays by the chapel or by the office. There is a ramped access to the Chapel, Book of Remembrance Room and Office. Toilet facilities can be found by the main gates and additional facilities are available in the chapel where the disabled toilets are located.
After the Cremation service, where no immediate arrangements have been made for the final resting-place of the cremated remains, they will be retained by the Crematorium, pending a decision, for a period of up to 28 days. Unless we are notified of a specific location prior to this time, the cremated remains will be laid to rest in a recorded area of the Gardens of Remembrance.
Following a cremation service, tributes may be left in the floral display area. A name card is provided for each service. The tributes remain for a period of three days and are removed in a set order. If the name card or tributes are moved from their original position, we may remove the flowers at an earlier time.
No flowers are permitted on the lawns in the Garden of Remembrance. Tributes can be placed within the designated areas at the chapel in the vases provided. These vases must not be removed from the chapel area.
Plastic fencing or other surroundings, stone chippings, unauthorised memorials, containers or vases are not permitted in any areas of the Gardens of Remembrance or grounds and will be removed.
Woodland Walk
The area designated Woodland Walk in the Gardens of Remembrance is designed solely for the surface strewing of cremated remains. This is an ecological option as it is intended that the area remains natural woodland with little or no cultivation, to encourage local natural wildlife.
The area is split into 4 sections Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Each area will develop over the years to have items of interest relevant to the season it is named after. Families may have the remains strewn in any of the four areas, however, no specific location will be recorded other than that of the name of the season. Families must be aware of the fact that the remains will remain visible on the surface for some time.
No form of memorialisation is allowed in this area.
Access is not suitable for those with restricted mobility as the walk has a bark pathway, which tends to be uneven.
The Niche Wall
The niche wall was constructed in October 2005 and is situated off the main drive between the Crematorium and Dunham Lawn Cemetery. Each niche is purchased on a lease for ten or twenty years and provides space for two sets of cremated remains. The cost of the casket is included in the purchase price, as is a posy holder and a granite plaque with an inscription of upto eighty letters over four lines. For an additional fee, a gilded emblem may be added. Download a Niche Wall application form
Memorial Vase and Tablets
The marble block comes with a polished granite plaque with an inscription of up to seventy letters, and a flower vase. The vases are sited around the edge of the Gardens of Remembrance, providing a personal memorial to your loved one. Where possible, the vases are placed as near as possible to the resting-place of the cremated remains. New plaques cane be cut to include additional names or details where required.
Memorial Rose Garden
The memorial rose garden was established in 1994. It is in a separate area designated especially for roses. All the beds are pre-planted, with bush and standard roses with a choice of varieties and colours available. Each rose is allocated on a five year, renewable lease and a plaque provided with the name, age and date of death recorded. Additional plaques may be purchased and placed with the rose. No other forms of memorial may be placed in this area.
Book of Remembrance
The Books of Remembrance are located in a separate building to the left of the main drive and are on view daily, providing a lasting, simple, dignified memorial. The book is open every day at the appropriate page allowing inscriptions to be seen on each anniversary. An easy to use computerised book allows for inscriptions to be seen at all other times.
Inscriptions can be up to eight lines and should not exceed 38 characters and spaces per line. Entries over five lines may incorporate an emblem (for an additional cost) of a regimental badge, flower or personal tribute. Entries can be inscribed under the date of death or any other day or anniversary of the families choosing.
Miniature Books and Memorial cards are also available and provide a personal copy of the entries in the book of remembrance. The card covers one inscription whilst the book has room for further inscriptions. You can download a Book of Remembrance application form and
Who to Contact
Bereavement Services
Altrincham Crematorium
Whitehouse Lane
Dunham Massey
Altrincham
WA14 5RH
Email: Altrincham.Crematorium@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 928 7771
Fax: 0161 928 6478
Textphone: 0161 912 2502 extension 7771
This page was last updated on 23 April 2008
