EDWARD TURNBULL & CO.LTD
- ALBION ROAD, N.SHIELDS
NE29 0HE NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR
Phone: 01912 571201
Fax: 0191 296 4023
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Short profile:
In 1790, John Turnbull started business as a cabinet maker and undertaker on the quayside at North Shields. Three centuries later, Turnbulls is still a family firm, owned and run by John's descendants. Following a fire, the business moved into Town.
The photo dates from around 1873 when E Turnbull & Son Ltd came into being The company were also coach builders and livery stable owners: the stable could accommodate 50 horses and carriages.
In 1907, Turnbulls brought the first motor car to North Shields, - A Vauxhall. Naturally, there was a liveried Chauffeur.
Our office is open from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm, and on Saturdays from 9 am to 1.00 pm. Our Chapels of Rest are also open during these hours by appointment, and we can arrange other times with pleasure.
Detailed description:
We can, of course make arrangements to provide floral tributes through our company Turnbull Florists, who have a lot of experience in such matters. They will certainly be able to make helpful suggestions.
As business expanded and the motor car replaced the horse, Turnbulls had a growing fleet of vehicles, including, in 1949, a number of Rolls Royce limousines, which take: pride of
place in the 1949 photograph below.
These photographs only tell a very small part of a continuing story. It's a story of a family business that has built up an unrivalled local reputation, a deep seam of experience and an understanding of the needs of clients. The trappings and ideas may change as the years go on, but the basic truths of care and consideration remain unchanged and deeply embedded in the Turnbull tradition of service and excellence.
Planning ahead for funerals is not new- in Victorian times many people subscribed to funds so that they would be spared the stigma of a "pauper's grave" and of course to spare their family from expense.
Times have certainly changed, but this approach still makes a great deal of sense today, and we can provide a pre-payment plan which can ensure that your wishes will be respected and that your family will have the valuable reassurance that they need have no financial concerns
over funeral expenses.
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