Lewis Solomon Funeral Service

168 reviews

A family-run funeral director in Gravesend that has been providing an independent funeral director service to the bereaved since 1870.

Latest Verified Reviews

Paul May 29th Oct 2021

Handled with such professionalism and compassion. Every single detail was communicated and our requests catered for. We want to thank the arranger who walked us through the entire process and gave our mum the most beautiful send off.  The high level of service we received and with such quick responses really was valued as a family 

Patrick Moran 29th Oct 2021

proper quality in every area from start to finish.used a couple of funeral directors lately but lewis solomom comes out the best by far.

Aileen Gibson 28th Oct 2021

I found the service from first enquiry reassuring and efficient. This continued throughout the organisation process and my husbands funeral.

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Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

19 Darnley Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0RZ

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

About Us

Lewis Solomon Funeral Service is the oldest family funeral directors in Gravesend, Kent, originally established in 1870 and now run by the 5th and 6th generation of the family.

Lewis Solomon Funeral Service is a truly family-run business who can provide any kind of funeral, from traditional services to any kind of bespoke funeral. They can include any special requirements that you may have, with a range of traditional coffins, modern American caskets, wicker and bamboo coffins, eco-friendly cardboards and even one-off coloured coffins printed with your own photo or design. They can provide a range of vehicles, owning a modern fleet of Mercedes hearses and limousines, and also facilitating any kind of funeral transport. motorcycle hearses, white, pink or silver hearses, VWs, Land Rovers or traditional black or white horse drawn carriages or even Shire horses are available.

The funeral home in Gravesend has its own calmly decorated chapels of rest, giving you and your closest loved ones the space to say goodbye in peace and quiet. Lewis Solomon are specialists in repatriation if your loved one died abroad, and can make any necessary arrangements in this regard. They also offer home visits if you would prefer to make the funeral arrangements in the comfort of your own home.

Call Lewis Solomon Funeral Service at any time of the day or night to begin working together to plan the perfect funeral for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

Rufus    Ruffell

Rufus Ruffell

Aug 1958 - Sep 2024

Allan    Rockett

Allan Rockett

Mar 1934 - Aug 2024

Raymond    Irons

Raymond Irons

Nov 1933 - Aug 2024

Leslie    Gildea

Leslie Gildea

May 1962 - Jul 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Paul May 29th Oct 2021

    Handled with such professionalism and compassion. Every single detail was communicated and our requests catered for. We want to thank the arranger who walked us through the entire process and gave our mum the most beautiful send off.  The high level of service we received and with such quick responses really was valued as a family 

  • 5 Patrick Moran 29th Oct 2021

    proper quality in every area from start to finish.used a couple of funeral directors lately but lewis solomom comes out the best by far.

  • 5 Aileen Gibson 28th Oct 2021

    I found the service from first enquiry reassuring and efficient. This continued throughout the organisation process and my husbands funeral.

  • 5 Linsay Vickery 25th Oct 2021

    Very supportive and understanding. All went well on the day.

  • 5 Gareth Evans 28th Sep 2021

    Lewis Solomon was also chosen by my late father based on a recommendation from a friend retired from the 'industry' - it is one of the few remaining locally owned funeral homes in the area and provides a high level of service and respect.

    My brother and I had an extremely positive experience during such a difficult time (we lost both parents within hours of each other). We were treated with respect and kindness, the end-to-end process was managed very well and everything was very well communicated. We would thoroughly recommend Lewis Solomon to anyone seeking such services.

  • 5 Karen Harris 20th Sep 2021

    From the very first telephone call the arranger could not have been more helpful. Very efficient but courteous members of the company throughout. A very difficult time made easier by such professionalism.

  • 5 Joy Goddard 20th Sep 2021

    We were very happy with the personal service we received at a difficult time. Everyone was very kind and the arranger was very helpful in planning the crematorium service. Although the Swanley traffic was a major headache we were able to reach the crematorium in time and the undertaker was very respectful to our wishes. There was no sense of being hurried and we would certainly recommend Solomon’s in the future especially as I have had the opportunity to play for other crematoriums in the past. Thank you so much. Mrs Joy Goddard

  • 5 Karen Cruse 17th Sep 2021

    Very caring and helpful 
    Nothing was too much trouble at what was a very distressing time 

  • 5 Maurice Midgeley 16th Sep 2021

    As I have never had to do this before all I can say is the people from Lewis Solomon are absolutely lovely in all aspects of what we wanted and made everything a little easier for us knowing that anything that we needed to know was at hand 24 hours a day and the service was very caring so many thanks from our family 

  • 5 Linda Turner 16th Sep 2021

    An excellent service from start to finish. Thankyou to the arranger for her professionalism and the rest of the team for making a sad time more bearable.

  • 5 Michelle Hunt 16th Sep 2021

    Arranging a funeral for a loved one is one of the hardest and most emotional things you will ever had to do.  when my father passed away suddenly last month Lewis Solomon made this heart-breaking journey so much easier.
    She looked after my father like he was one of their own and treated my grieving family with the upmost respect, compassion and professionalism.
    Thank you for all your support and care you showed us all.
    The  living family of Brian Holland..

  • 5 Julie Payne 11th Sep 2021

    Very professional service. Well managed and kept every word they said.
    Salvaged a pre paid funeral with coop and gave my dad the funeral he deserved. Nothing was too much too ask for. Eternally grateful.

  • 5 Tanya Green 7th Sep 2021

    The Service I experienced at Lewis Solomon was amazing.
    I have never used a funeral parlour before but the arranger explained everything in fine detail with empathy, as well as going above and beyond to accommodate all of our family and friends requests.
    The funeral itself was overlooked by Steve who made sure everything was perfectly planned and dignified.
    I am so grateful to them for making such a life changing experience just that little bit more bearable, with such empathy and respect.I would truly recommend Lewis Solomon Funeral Service

  • 5 Christopher Boyd 24th Aug 2021

     Very understanding & helpful.

  • 5 Marge Waywell 22nd Aug 2021

    Trying to arrange a funeral is obviously a very emotional process. Trying to arrange a funeral when you don’t live in the same country adds to the emotional stress. The staff at Solomons went above and beyond to help me and support me every step of the way. Nothing was too much trouble.  I cannot thank them enough. 

  • 5 Lesley Atkinson 20th Aug 2021

    We received very professional and sympathetic service throughout from everyone involved. Would highly recommend this company. 

  • 5 Ruth Mitchell 19th Aug 2021

    Our family have used Solomon’s for funerals for many years and every time their provision has been excellent. 
    They are very professional, very considerate and pay great attention to detail which is so supportive at this stressful time.
    The support on the day was very good.
    A big thankyou to David on the day and to the arranger for organising everything.
    Ruth

  • 5 Elizabeth Haggar 18th Aug 2021

    Lewis Solomon funeral directors were wonderful for us, we were guided through the process by the arranger who was lovely, she dealt with queries quickly and helped us give our Dad a beautiful send off.

  • 5 Nicola Battison 16th Aug 2021

    Kindness and compassion all the way. Nothing was too much trouble for the arranger to deal with and she was always available for help and guidance.

  • 5 Denise Cloke 16th Aug 2021

    Were very well organised and punctual and the whole service went smoothly and would recommend their services at the most difficult times.

  • 5 Fran Walsh 16th Aug 2021

    Excellent service. Very organised, compassionate and kind. 

  • 5 Andrew Homden 15th Aug 2021

    With great attention to detail, Lewis Solomon provided sensitive and knowledgeable advice and service from the moment that we notified them of my mother's death. They made sure that the order of service was printed in line with our wishes and the visual tribute was organised exactly as we wished. They recommended an excellent celebrant who conducted a humanist order of service in line with what my mother wanted. On the day we were supported and guided in a helpful way by the members of a great team who knew how to strike the right tone without any hint of false sadness, and who smiled at the right time in response to our smiles as we recalled a happy memory.

  • 5 David Caleno 9th Aug 2021

    We had an excellent meeting at Lewis Solomon, mothers funeral was pre-paid, every aspect of the funeral arrangements were explained in detail that we could understand. A couple of alterations were made, to the original and were adapted. The follow-up communications were excellent, either by e-mail or phone. The day of the funeral went without any hitch, and our two grandsons were allow to have their own wishes granted and carried the coffin into the crematorium. So we have no qualms about giving the company an excellent review.

  • 5 Dennis Williams 4th Aug 2021

    The funeral could not have been conducted any better by any other company!From initial contact to the final resting of my wife it was all so dignified!Thank you from all the Williams family and Friends who also commented on the entire sad journey!!I know i shall be looked after when my time comes!Special thanks to Nicki Steve and Lauren !!

  • 5 Harry Mulheran 3rd Aug 2021

    Lewis Solomon helped me through every step of organising the cremation. They were very thoughtful, organised and quick to respond.

Address
19 Darnley Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0RZ

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Paul May 29th Oct 2021

Handled with such professionalism and compassion. Every single detail was communicated and our requests catered for. We want to thank the arranger who walked us through the entire process and gave our mum the most beautiful send off.  The high level of service we received and with such quick responses really was valued as a family 

Patrick Moran 29th Oct 2021

proper quality in every area from start to finish.used a couple of funeral directors lately but lewis solomom comes out the best by far.

Aileen Gibson 28th Oct 2021

I found the service from first enquiry reassuring and efficient. This continued throughout the organisation process and my husbands funeral.

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