W Smith & Sons Ltd

W. Smith & Sons has served Boscombe, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the surrounding areas since 1892, when Walter Smith, a wheelwright from Puriton in Somerset, set up a coach building business. He later added a funeral service to his coach work, and by 1896 the business had grown enough to move to larger premises. It remains a family-owned firm, with numbers for Bournemouth and for Bransgore. The team advises on all funeral arrangements, including burial or cremation, and aims to treat every funeral with dignity and sincerity whatever level of service a family wants. A Standardised Price List is published in line with Competition and Markets Authority rules. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and the telephone is answered 24 hours a day for emergencies. Rated 4.7 from 26 Google reviews.