F.A. Albin & Sons

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F. A. Albin & Sons funeral directors’ head office operates in the M25 area since 1974, continuing a family tradition of over 200 years of bereavement care.

Latest Verified Reviews

Barbara Brownhill 24th May 2019

Staff were down to earth and helpful the whole way through, thank you for helping to make it a special day

Elaine Kerslake 21st May 2019

Excellent professional service from Albins from start to finish - organisation and compassion was second to none - highly recommended

Ann Bowe 5th May 2019

Very supportive and respective of both Rebecca and her mother.  Every stage was conducted in a professional and caring way.

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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

Arthur Stanley House
52 Culling Road
Rotherhithe
London
SE16 2TN

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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
Call: 020 3389 6581

About Us

Built in 1974 on the site of the Old Runge Hall in Culling Road, the F.A. Albin & Sons head office was built to serve the community and has every facility to assist families at the time of bereavement.

The premises are located in close proximity to the public transport system and have allocated spaces for customer parking. Facilities include eight chapels of rest, a large garage to accommodate our modern fleet, a comprehensive mortuary, a museum as well as administration offices.
Also located at Culling Road is F.A. Albin & Sons' memorial garden, which consists of a large number of niches for families to inter the ashes of their loved ones, boulder plaques, wall and vase plaques where flowers can be placed. All remembrance opportunities are open to everyone so you will not be required to retain ashes in order to dedicate a memorial.

Funeral directors Jonathan and Simon Dyer are responsible for the branch and are available Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, on Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm and on Sundays from 10 am to 12 pm. The company operates a 24 hour on call response outside normal working hours.
Our office serves all of the M25 area.

The Albin family first worked as wardens of the Bermondsey cemetery over 200 years ago, to then start serving the community as funeral directors.

Latest Obituaries

Irene   Knapp

Irene Knapp

Sep 1930 - Oct 2023

Rosaleen Marie "Rose"   Lalor

Rosaleen Marie "Rose" Lalor

Jun 1951 - Oct 2023

Joseph Francis "Joe"   Hughes

Joseph Francis "Joe" Hughes

Mar 1976 - Sep 2023

Richard Martin   O'Gorman

Richard Martin O'Gorman

Sep 1972 - Oct 2023

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Barbara Brownhill 24th May 2019

    Staff were down to earth and helpful the whole way through, thank you for helping to make it a special day

  • 5 Elaine Kerslake 21st May 2019

    Excellent professional service from Albins from start to finish - organisation and compassion was second to none - highly recommended

  • 5 Ann Bowe 5th May 2019

    Very supportive and respective of both Rebecca and her mother.  Every stage was conducted in a professional and caring way.

  • 5 Anne Boswell 3rd May 2019

    We were absolutely delighted with the service Albins delivered on the day of booking my father’s funeral to the day of the actual funeral. 
    Their kind gentle way gave such a warm atmosphere to everyone, the respect they showed and patience with all the family on this sad day. 

    Their ways in which they supported us as a family didn’t go un noticed, it was the small touches like the rose being left at the front door just before we left to go, the suggestions they made I.e the canvas of my dad and son to be taken with us made such a lovely suggestion as there was an easel that we didn’t know was there.

    The patience they had with all of us not feeling like we had to rush or time was against us. 

    They are the reason why we always choose albins, their support, communication and service is beyond expectations. 

    We would like to thank everyone that was with us on Friday 26th April. 

  • 5 Barbara Dobson 28th Apr 2019

    Absolutely fantastic service, so professional at all times, very caring, couldn’t wish for better.

  • 5 Tammy Hagerty 27th Apr 2019

    They was amazing, very respectful and so professional. 

  • 5 Matt Page 16th Apr 2019

    Neil Gamble at Mottingham branch was very professional, understanding and compassionate , the day itself went very well with no issues , every one of the staff worked hard to provide a excellent service , I would highly recommend Albins , my mum would have been proud of the part everybody played 

  • 5 Philip Thomas 8th Apr 2019

    Fantastic and caring funeral directors

  • 5 Naima Rachael | Ashcroft-Bravo 30th Mar 2019

    Exceptional,professional and caring service .Joanne branch looked after us at the funeral directors, and explained every step in detail, her caring nature comforted us when we were grieving at the sudden loss of my brother and son. We were very happy with every aspect of the service. 

  • 5 Julie Barham 30th Mar 2019

    Can't thank Neil at Albins enough, he made everything easy and simple for us and helped with all the organisation, nothing was too much to ask. The funeral was carried out with dignity and all involved were helpful and gracious.

  • 5 Laraine Conor 25th Mar 2019

    Everything went to plan my Dad would have been very proud of the send off he was given. The help we were given by Joanne Branch in the office & George on the actual day of the funeral was faultless.Big Thankyou to everyone at Albins .Jean & Laraine 

  • 5 Donna Jacobs 19th Mar 2019

    Thanks again to Albins Mottingham for looking after mum when she died. Absolutely professional service from the moment they picked her up till the funeral. Manager Neil couldn't do enough for us and any questions we had were dealt with straight away. They took all the worry of the funeral away from us which was very reassuring.

  • 5 Amanda Keeper 18th Mar 2019

    Excellent service from start to finish. The care and attention to detail is  wonderful. Thank you so much to all the team. 

  • 5 Paul, Luke and Di Cunningham 15th Mar 2019

    Absolutely perfect service from FA Albins, would thoroughly recommend their exemplary company. My Mum’s funeral was like a Queen’s. We always use and recommend them to everyone. They cannot be bettered by any other Funeral Director anywhere.  Delighted, everything done to ease our burden at a sad time. Wonderful, thank you, thank you xx

  • 5 David Roe 11th Mar 2019

    Very professional service. Thoughtful in their approach at a difficult time. Traditional yet forward looking in their presentation. The individuals concerned in the planning and service on the day were exceptional.

  • 5 William Kelly 11th Mar 2019

    Absolutely professional in every way, very polished, special thanks to Jo Branch

  • 5 Pauline Jackson 9th Mar 2019

    The funeral directors were so respectful, and helped us every step of the way

  • 5 Jean Warren 4th Mar 2019

    My fathers funeral went very well.  My dad left from Albin's in Bermondsey his birth place and it was lovely being there and seeing how they did everything.  They asked did anyone want to carry the coffin (which they did......different heights etc but it was sorted when we got to the crematorium) I cannot praise them highly enough.  Attention to every detail. They took a route to take in the area where my Dad had lived and John left a flower with a bow of the head.  
    I could go on and on about all the details but enough to say they are superb.  The staff on reception just so helpful and feeling.  We had Albin's for my mums funeral also.  THANK YOU ALBINS. Thank you Simon and John and everyone involved in my dad's funeral...ones I may not have seen or knew names of.  Also thank you Steve our Chauffeur.  

  • 5 Kelly Tanner 27th Feb 2019

    My family have used Albins for several years. We have always found them profesional, sincere and caring.

  • 5 Tee Hiruparan 27th Feb 2019

    Good Customer service

  • 5 Michael Vo 26th Feb 2019

    Although this is the first time I have arranged the funeral for my Dad. But the F.A Albin
    have help me to organize in great detail and all in perfect timing.

    I would advice this F.A Albin funerral director to everyone.

  • 5 Peter Martin 26th Feb 2019

    From beginning to end F.A.Albin & Sons were extremely professional and the family could not have wished for better people to help us at the loss of our mother.

    These people deserve GREAT CREDIT.

    Peter Martin

  • 5 Jackie Small 22nd Feb 2019

    Thank you for looking after us 

    You did an amazing 

    Love from all the Small’s 


    Xxxx

  • 5 Mary Porter-Riley 18th Feb 2019

    Albins were excellent. All the staff were wonderful. Every detail was taken care of. Just really nice people in the right business. 

  • 5 Maria Tarallo 13th Feb 2019

    Albins were wonderful. Everything was managed to perfection. They thought of absolutely everything. Extremely respectful to all of the family and the actual day was delivered beautifully. 
    Thank you to Neil, George and everyone else involved for giving my Father the perfect day. 

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Address
Arthur Stanley House
52 Culling Road
Rotherhithe
London
SE16 2TN

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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

Barbara Brownhill 24th May 2019

Staff were down to earth and helpful the whole way through, thank you for helping to make it a special day

Elaine Kerslake 21st May 2019

Excellent professional service from Albins from start to finish - organisation and compassion was second to none - highly recommended

Ann Bowe 5th May 2019

Very supportive and respective of both Rebecca and her mother.  Every stage was conducted in a professional and caring way.

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