The Evolution of the British Funeral Industry in the 20th Century: From Undertaker to Funeral Director
In: Emerald Studies in Death and Culture Ser
In: Emerald studies in death and culture
Coffins in the Late Twentieth CenturyUrns and Caskets; Chapter 5: Transport to Paradise; Carrying the Coffin and Walking Funerals; The Wheel Bier; The Horse-Drawn Hearse; 'Place on Rail'; The Motor Hearse Arrives; Distance and International Transportation; Transport, Cremation and Organisational Change; F.W. Paine and Cremation; Chapter 6: Organisational Change; Introduction; The Funeral Industry 1900-1960; The Co-operative Movement; Expansion, Acquisition and Organisational Developments 1960-1994; Problems Facing Small Funeral Organisations; Mergers and Acquisitions 1970-1995