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W. English & Son Funeral Directors

Funeral directors in North London

We are W. English & Son, your funeral directors in North London, proudly serving the communities of London and Essex. We understand that life with those you love is deeply personal, so it is a privilege to honour the final wishes of families as they say farewell to their loved ones. Our community is very special to us, and we are proud to have such close ties with many places of worship, ministers and local businesses in North London.

We cater for funerals of all faiths and cultures, burial and cremation services, and non-religious funerals. If an alternative funeral is most fitting, then we can arrange for bespoke services, such as woodland burials, green funerals and burials at sea. We are also here to give you careful guidance wherever it is needed, such as help with what to do when someone dies, legal advice, and emotional support. Your well-being is paramount to us, and we will do everything we can to make a difficult time a little easier for you.

020 8520 6100
W. English & Sons Funeral Directors

Our locations

W. English Funeral Directors Bethnal Green Branch

Bethnal Green

464a Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, E2 0EA

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South Woodford

24 Electric Parade, George Lane, South Woodford, South Woodford, E18 1AY

W. English Funeral Directors Hoxton Branch

Hoxton

148 Hoxton Street, Hoxton, N1 6SH

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Leytonstone

729 High Road, Leytonstone, E11 4QS

W. English Funeral Directors Clapton Branch

Clapton

209 Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, E5 8EG

W. English Funeral Directors Walthamstow Branch

Walthamstow

70/72 St James Street, Walthamstow, E17 7PE

History - Pride

At W. English & Son Funeral Directors, we are dedicated to providing your loved one with a meaningful celebration of life.

As funeral directors in North London, our community is very special to us, and we are proud to have such close ties with many places of worship, ministers and local businesses in London and Essex.

We have 9 funeral homes across London and Essex including Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Clapton and Walthamstow.

020 8520 6100
W. English & Sons Funeral Directors

Our services

Explore our funeral packages below, so we can arrange the funeral you have in mind for your loved one.

 

If you’re looking for a traditional or contemporary funeral with a service, you should consider our Attended Funeral. If you want us to arrange a simple cremation without mourners present, our Unattended Funeral may better suit your needs.

A tailored funeral

The Attended Funeral

The Attended Funeral provides a tailored and dignified goodbye for your loved one. Whether traditional or contemporary, you can pay your respects in the supportive company of family and friends.

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The Unattended Funeral

The Unattended Funeral is a lower cost option that allows family and friends to remember your loved one in their own way, without the need for a traditional service or ceremony.

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Memorials

Commemorate your loved one's life with a Memorial to keep their memory alive. Choose from a variety of options, from headstones, urns to memorial plaques, vases, benches, statues, jewellery, and more, allowing you to create something special that reflects their life, love, and cherished memories.

Frequently asked questions

If a loved one has passed away and you need help to arrange a funeral, our Funeral Directors at W. English & Sons are here to support you every step of the way. Below are some frequently asked questions about how to arrange a funeral, which you may find helpful. If you have any further questions, please call us anytime on 020 8520 6100

At W. English & Sons, we are proud to be a Dignity Funeral Director. Our funeral business sits in the Dignity family which means we are supported by an organisation that provides stability and holds us to a very high standard of care, facilities and service.

If a loved one has passed, our step-by-step guide will help support you on the actions to take, including getting started on how to arrange a funeral. If you feel that you would benefit from additional support and personal guidance, please get in touch with us and we will talk you through everything.

When someone dies, you should aim to call your Funeral Director as soon as possible, after you have called the doctor. This allows for you to arrange for the deceased to be collected and to be brought into our care as soon as they are ready.

Your loved one will be cared for by our Funeral Directors. Once they have been brought into our care, they will be thoughtfully looked after at either one of our funeral homes or one of our care centres. Your Funeral Director will be able to confirm the details of this so you will know where your loved one is at all times.

If you wish to visit the Chapel of Rest during the time before the funeral, please speak to one of our Funeral Directors who will be happy to arrange a suitable date and time for you to visit. It is important to make an appointment so that the Chapel of Rest is available for you to use and your loved one is prepared for your visit.

If the cause of death means that visiting could be distressing, or if their death was caused by a hazardous illness, you should seek the advice of your Funeral Director.

Having to let people know that someone has passed away can be a very difficult and stressful situation to go through. The way you break the news to people will completely depend on how well you know them and their relationship with the person who has passed away. If you’re in the position of having to inform family and friends, we hope you find this guide to announcing a death useful.

We can take care of helping you to action your loved ones funeral plan, as the process is very straightforward. To get started, please call us on 020 8520 6100 and we can talk you through what happens next.

We are a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and as such we abide by The Funeral Director Code. We also have a legal obligation to try and ensure the person who is arranging a funeral has the right to do so, or has permission from those who do. If you are aware that someone has been appointed as the administrator, you should only arrange the funeral with this person's agreement. If there is no Will or Letters of Administration, then the responsibility would pass to the next of kin.

A Memorial is a way of creating a lasting memory to help remember a loved one.

Dignity has been established for over 200 years and is one of the UK’s leading providers of Funerals and with an ‘Excellent’ Trustpilot rating (03/24). We are proud to help our customers every year with a diverse range of Memorial products and services to help remember their loved ones.

We offer a wide range of products – from traditional headstones, kerb sets, urns and benches to remembrance trees, plaques and vases. We also offer more personal and modern options such as jewellery, pin badges and photo related memorial products. As well as completely customised items.

From 9 September 2024, there will no longer be a doctor's fee in England and Wales when arranging a funeral. This is because from this date, all deaths in England and Wales will be independently viewed, either by a relevant coroner or by a Medical Examiner and the cost will be met by the NHS.

A Medical Examiner is a specifically trained independent senior doctor who will scrutinise all deaths across a local area that do not fall under the coroner's jurisdiction. By providing a greater level of scrutiny over the cause of deaths; it is hoped that the introduction of Medical Examiners will make it less likely that unnatural causes of death will go unnoticed; that the number of deaths unnecessarily referred to the coroner will be reduced and that national data about causes of death will be captured with greater accuracy.

Medical Examiners, or Medical Examiner Officers, will also be available to meet with families, or their representatives, if they wish to discuss the cause of death.

Our reviews

4.91
based on 201 reviews
Kerry Rogers
16th Sep 2025

Very attentive and cearing showed so much compassion i lost my eldest son of 43 years and had never had to arrange a funeral 💔 but I was guided and supported allbthe way through slawek and the team at this funral directors went above and beond from start to finish .and even the after care is still going on

Devina Anderson
14th Sep 2025

This is my second time using Hayes and English directors and i cant thank them enough honestly they are an amazing team. On this occasion i met Slawek who from the very start made me feel at ease in the planning of my mother’s funeral. He was so kind, supportive, informative and very respectful to myself and younger sisters.

He ensured that all my needs and wants were met.

Like many this was a very tough time for me especially as i recently lost another loved one.

I felt genuine empathy by Slawek, he was patient and i feel he went the extra mile to help bring the funeral together.

Im so glad that Slawek was able to assist us from start to finish to give my mother the send off she deserved.

Thank you once again Slawek my family and i are so grateful for all that you did.

I would 100% recommend Hayes and English.

Paulina Witkowska
11th Sep 2025

I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Sławek for organizing my father's funeral. He treated us with immense respect, kindness, and empathy, as if we were part of his own family. Everything was prepared with the utmost care and tact, and during these difficult times, we could count on his full support and understanding. Thanks to him, we felt cared for and at peace that my father's final farewell was carried out in a dignified and beautiful manner. I wholeheartedly recommend Mr. Sławek's services—he is a man with a huge heart and professionalism.

Adrianna Wojcik
11th Sep 2025

I have had a wonderful experience with Hayes and English Funeral Directors. I would like to thank Sławek for the continuous support and helping me arrange my father’s funeral. I have never gone through this process and as a young adult have been lost, but Sławek has helped me and my family with his professionalism and knowledge on arranging the best possible funeral, I am so thankful to him and his amazing team. Everyone is very kind and understanding, I recommend this place to everyone. Thank you so much!

LucieJ Martin
9th Aug 2025

W English and Sons were fantastic with the funeral for my father in 2017 and my mother in 2025. They are professional and kind. Recommended.

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4 King Edwards Court,
King Edward Square,
Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands, B73 6AP

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