Century old family funeral business opens second branch in Bradford

Edwin Pounds and Sons, a historic family funeral business, has opened its second branch to serve the people in Bradford.

The newly refurbished funeral home is in the south of the city and is part of Funeral Partners.
Brigid-Mary Oates will be the funeral arranger at the new home, which she said is “just a stone’s throw away from where she grew up”.

She said: “I’m excited to be opening something which is right in the heart of my community. There is a fantastic team at Edwin Pounds who have so many years of experience and I am delighted to be working with them.

“In this job, it is a privilege to serve people who may be coming to you in their most desperate of times. When I have been working at the other home, I’ve had people say it would have been more convenient for them to get to this new location, so I am hoping the new branch will provide easier access for them and other families who may need our services.”

Previously, Brigid-Mary had worked as a specialist therapeutic practitioner, giving support to young people with trauma and mental health issues, and recently moved into the funeral industry last year.
Edwin Pounds and Sons have been operating from their original site for more than 100 years – initially working in the farming and coal industries before moving exclusively into funerals after the Second World War.