Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9QG
T: 0116 252 7382
‘A major refurbishment and improvement programme is due to start at the end of November. New cremators will be installed which comply with the recent legislation regarding mercury emissions. The Headquarters staff and services will be based on the site and there will be a reception and records search facility. New toilets will be provided in the main foyer and there will be a public car park on the right of the main approach drive.
There will be some changes to the traffic circulation whilst works are in progress but, as much of the works will take place early and late in the day and at weekends, there will be minimal disruption to normal services.
Funeral Directors will be kept informed of developments and the work progress.
For more information contact Helen Davis on 0116 2526761 or email Helen.Davis@leicester.gov.uk. '
Location of Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium
The Crematorium is in the middle of Gilroes Cemetery.
All music requested to be played must be from the Wesley music system or arranged organist via funeral director or Bereavement services office only. Live music is welcomed.
Services times are available from 9.00 am until 4.00 pm and each service time is for 45 minutes. This can be extended if required. Seating is available for 85 people, with ample standing room if needed.
For those people with hearing difficulties an induction loop has been installed. External speakers are also available. Disable parking spaces are to the front of the building with an overflow car park to the right of main drive. The chapels are non-denominational, so different religions can hold their funeral services in appropriate surroundings.
The Crematorium is in the middle of Gilroes Cemetery.
Services times are available from 9.00 am until 4.00 pm and each service time is for 45 minutes. This can be extended if required. Seating is available for 85 people, with ample standing room if needed.
Music can be provided either on the organ, or by tapes/CDs which are played via the chapel's music system. Live music is welcomed.
For those people with hearing difficulties an induction loop has been installed. External speakers are also available. The chapels are non-denominational, so different religions can hold their funeral services in appropriate surroundings.
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Belgrave Cemetery
Red Hill Way
Leicester
LE4 3EX
T: 0116 252 7382
Location of Belgrave Cemetery
This is a small Victorian cemetery, just 5 acres, with its entrance at the bottom of Red Hill Way (A563). There are no new graves available here but interments can be arranged in existing graves where there is still space.
There is no chapel at Belgrave, so services should be arranged elsewhere or at the graveside.
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Saffron Hill Cemetery
Stonesby Avenue
Leicester
LE2 6TY
T: 0116 252 7382
Location of Saffron Hill Cemetery
This is our other large cemetery, serving the south of Leicester. Its entrance and exit are both on Stonesby Avenue which is close to the southern Ring Road, Asquith Way (A563).
The cemetery has the general burial area for traditional and lawn graves, a small Polish burial area, cremation plots and memorial roses, a children’s section and the Muslim cemetery with prayer house. The chapel is in the ‘Beaux Arts’ style with large central tower. There is seating for 65 people with standing room. Disable parking is available to the front and rear of the chapel with ample parking along the cemetery’s main drive.
The Muslim prayer house or janazgah is the only one of its kind in Europe to date and our Muslim burial system has become a model for many other providers.
Saffron Hill Cemetery is listed as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest (Grade II).
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Welford Road Cemetery
Welford Road
Leicester
T: 0116 252 7382
Location of Welford Road Cemetery
Leicester's first municipal cemetery, Welford Road Cemetery lies approximately a mile south of the city centre on the A5119. The cemetery is open every day of the year. There are no new graves available here but interments can be arranged in existing graves where there is still space.
A surprisingly tranquil spot, it is a classic Victorian cemetery with many of Leicester’s eminent personalities buried here and offers spectacular views across Leicester and beyond to the Charnwood hills.
Visitor Centre
This cemetery includes a visitor centre, located by the main entrance. The centre is open to the public on Fridays, and on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and has information, leaflets and a public toilet suitable for disabled visitors.
Welford Road Cemetery is listed as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest (Grade II).
Welford road wildflower areas are to maintain and protect a decreasing inner-city habitat and monitor native flora and fauna within the cemetery.
At no time is it our intention to impede any visitor and instructions can be given to cemetery staff, on request, that any area around an individual’s grave can be mowed and left clean and tidy for them.
The entire wildflower meadows will be mowed within the months of June & July after flowering and all cuttings will be removed.
Find out more about Welford Road Cemetery
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