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.

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

Professional Standards

  • NAFD Member

    Members agree to a published Code of Practice and can be held to account through the Association if something goes wrong.

    What they do

    • Inspects member premises to check standards are being met
    • Runs a complaints and resolution service for bereaved families
    • Provides funeral training and professional qualifications

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

Kim   Vanessa Hogg

Kim Vanessa Hogg

Dec 2025 - May 1959

Lily   Bradford

Lily Bradford

Apr 1935 - Dec 2025

Seelan   Chetty

Seelan Chetty

May 1954 - Dec 2025

William  John   Cottrell

William John Cottrell

May 1953 - Dec 2025

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What Families Say

AI Summary

Many families praise how the staff guided them through arrangements with careful attention and genuine compassion. Several describe feeling supported at every stage, from initial phone calls through to planning meetings, with staff taking time to explain options and answer questions without pressure. A number mention how the funeral directors remembered personal details and went beyond standard service to accommodate specific wishes, whether that involved particular gestures, routes, or touches that made the day feel individual.

Families return repeatedly to the professionalism and dignity shown on the funeral day itself. Many describe the conduct of staff, the precision of the service, and how even small details—the bearing of the team, the timing, the arrangement of flowers at meaningful locations—conveyed respect and care. Several note that relatives and friends commented afterwards on how beautifully the funeral was organised and conducted.

Cost features in several reviews, with families saying they were concerned about expense but then relieved to find the charges were fair and transparent, with quotes coming quickly and without lengthy worry about affordability.

This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Linda Johnson 7th May 2018

    An excellent help from all at Albins at a very difficult time. From start to finish they were so helpful and caring. They made the day easier to get through. Thank you to all at Al bins from the family of Flo x

  • 5 Patricia Isaacs 6th May 2018

    FA Albin u were fantastic, very professional in every way. We have already started to recommend your services. Thank you so much for the dignity and kindness which you afforded to the family. A special thanks to Lynn, a very caring and kind person. You are an asset to your organisation.
    God bless you all.
    Patricia Isaacs 

  • 5 Rudi McCarthy 1st May 2018

    Best in the world

  • 5 Samantha Taylor 9th Apr 2018

    Excellent service, providing the best advise and support, hugely helped making a terribly difficult time bearable 

  • 5 Debbie Lawson 8th Apr 2018

    Totally professional at all times
    The staff were always there when needed 

  • 5 Vilna Abbott 4th Apr 2018

    100% recommend

  • 5 Simone Eveson 2nd Apr 2018

    Outstanding service from start to finish, so professional, kind, warm and made the whole process much easier to bear. Lynn at the Bermondsey centre was absolutely wonderful and on the day, Simon conducted everything perfectly, along with the rest of the team. Absolutely seamless, they sent my dad off with the utmost class and respect. Wouldn’t go to anyone else to handle our loved ones for their final journey.

  • 5 Jeff Menday 30th Mar 2018

    Excellent service and respectfully organised. Made the process very easy.

  • 5 Kathleen Flockhart 13th Mar 2018

    Outstanding 

  • 5 Rebecca Cripps 5th Mar 2018

    Your service and care for our family and my brother Jason was outstanding. 

    You went over and beyond from  the moment we met with Simon at your office right through to the day of the funeral, we were made to feel well taken care of.

    We couldn’t have asked for Jason to have been taken better care of and the family were so touched by the effort that was made. 

    A beautiful touch and one I will never forget is when a single rose was placed on my doorstep before we left. It blew me away.

    Every single member of you staff was dignified and respectful and for that we will be eternally grateful.

    Best wishes to all at Albins

    The Du-Haney Family

  • 5 Linda Woodham 2nd Mar 2018

    Cannot thank Simon and staff for their extreme kindness during such an emotionally painful process. Jon and drivers/pall bearers were excellent on the day. So many thanks to you all. God bless.

  • 5 Miles Bossom 26th Feb 2018

    FA Albins did an amazing job from start to finish and helped take away a lot of stress at a very stressful time. They were thoughtful, responsive, courteous, respectful and I cannot say enough good things about the service they offer.

    I would highly recommend this company.

  • 5 Richard Juby 24th Feb 2018

    Cannot thank Albins enough. From the first moment I walked in the kindness and understanding that was shown to myself and my family helped us through a difficult time. We will always be grateful for the help given to us and will never forget the wonderful service they provided. Thank you Joanna and all at Albins.

  • 5 Coral Wightman 23rd Feb 2018

    An excellent family company, would recommend highly, everything done very tasteful and caring.

  • 5 Sam Robinson 21st Feb 2018

    From the moment we made the first phone call asking for your help until the last minute of your services you guys are just 100% outstanding.
    Joanna in the office dealt with us on the first day and throughout and all we can say is she was amazing, not at any point did she make us feel under pressure about anything, all she could do was help and reassure us and that goes for any other staff we spoke too.
    The guys on the day were just amazing.
    Thank you so much all of you.
    Sam and Kerry xx

  • 5 Christine Holmes 18th Feb 2018

    I can't thank Albins enough for what they did for me looking after Howard whilst in their care, during the funeral they showed nothing but respect for my husband, myself and his family.
    Thank you to Lyn for all her help organising the funeral.
    I just wished they could take away the hurt that is left behind when your loved one passes.

  • 5 Katrina Robinson 5th Feb 2018

    The care attention and respect given to not just my father but also to me was far beyond any expectations I could have had. Thanks to all involved from the beginning to the end. You made everything everything so much easier for me. 

  • 5 Colin Clark 3rd Feb 2018

    Can not fault anything Albin's done for us. From the moment I made the first call they were not just helpful but also made sure we knew what we should be doing and when. Lovely people and fantastic service and customer service. I would highly recommend.

  • 5 Peter Cathcart 2nd Feb 2018

    Funerals are never easy for anyone. Very emotional and very difficult for family and friends.
    Albins are simply the best. Everything was organised to perfection. Nothing was too much trouble. Always available to deal with any issue. They took away all the stress of organising the Church and the burial. On the day they were superb. They looked and acted the part from start to finish. The attention to detail could not be faulted. The Priest was extremely impressed with the way they handled all aspects of the funeral and burial and many of the guests made similar comments.
    Simon and the boys made such an impression on everyone. We all departed feeling Peter had had the best possible send off thanks to them. What more can I say. Thank you is inadequate but heartfelt.

  • 5 Debra Sullivan 30th Jan 2018

    So helpful and caring at such a difficult time. The best there is.

  • 5 Linda Easton 27th Jan 2018

    Joanna and the team were extremely kind and helpful .

    Albins , as always,  gave professional service. 

  • 5 Nichola Dodds 26th Jan 2018

    The staff at albins are very caring and kind, and are there whenever you have any problems or queries and nothing is too much trouble for them. We would especially like to thank jo branch for everything she has done for us so far, she is such a nice person and very helpful, and she has made a very difficult time much easier to sort out.

    And although we havent had mums funeral yet, we are sure mum and the family will be looked after very well.

    Once again thank you to all the staff at f a albin xx

  • 5 Jon `Beere 26th Jan 2018

    On a very sad day you can rely on Albin's to be professional with a personal touch.

  • 5 Michael Banks 1st Jan 2018

    Cannot thank them enough for all their kindness before and during the funeral day.  As always they gave it 100 per cent.
    And are so professional throughout. 

  • 5 Deborah Gosden 31st Dec 2017

    Everyone was amazingly caring and supportive we were encouraged to rake as long as we needed they were in no hurry to move us on concidering the freezing temperatures couldn’t have asked for anything better they were all great from the office staff to the staff on final day from Debbie gisden and family xxx

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

Open map

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

Professional Standards

  • NAFD Member

    Members agree to a published Code of Practice and can be held to account through the Association if something goes wrong.

    What they do

    • Inspects member premises to check standards are being met
    • Runs a complaints and resolution service for bereaved families
    • Provides funeral training and professional qualifications

Latest Verified Reviews

Linda Johnson 7th May 2018

An excellent help from all at Albins at a very difficult time. From start to finish they were so helpful and caring. They made the day easier to get through. Thank you to all at Al bins from the family of Flo x

Patricia Isaacs 6th May 2018

FA Albin u were fantastic, very professional in every way. We have already started to recommend your services. Thank you so much for the dignity and kindness which you afforded to the family. A special thanks to Lynn, a very caring and kind person. You are an asset to your organisation. God bless you all. Patricia Isaacs 

Rudi McCarthy 1st May 2018

Best in the world

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