Family undertakers, established 1880
Heartfelt farewells in the heart of Liverpool since 1880.
The oldest independent, family run funeral service in Merseyside. Five generations of the Jenkins family, still in the same Tudor cottage opposite the Picton Clock.
Someone answers this number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Three things to know before anything else.
Call any hour
If someone has died at home, or you simply do not know what to do next, telephone us. We will bring your loved one into our care and talk you through what happens now.
No appointment needed
Unlike any other funeral home, no appointment is necessary during our open hours. Come to the cottage when you are ready. Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm, Sat 9am to 12pm.
Stay as long as you like
Our chapels are yours to visit. Bring music, make a cup of tea in our kitchen, and stay until you feel ready to leave. All we ask is about fifteen minutes notice.
Our family
Started by a woman in a trade that had almost none.
In the mid 1870s Bethia Jenkins began caring for families in Edge Hill, and by 1880 the business was established as an independent company on Irvine Street. Funeral directing was then almost entirely a man's trade. She built something kinder anyway.
Bethia was our great great grandmother. Her son Ernest followed her, then Jimmy and Margaret Jenkins, remembered warmly by half of Liverpool. Today the fourth and fifth generations run the firm: directors Sheila, Gary and Andrew Jenkins, with Tony, Chloe and Emily Jenkins alongside them.
The horse and carriage Ernest drove is still requested by families today. So are the values she set, which is rather the point of staying independent for 140 years.
How we can help
Every funeral we arrange is the only one that matters that week.
Whatever shape the day needs to take, we will sit with you and work it out. Nothing here is a package you have to fit into.
- CremationsA service at a crematorium chapel, a church, or a venue of your choosing. Religious or non-religious, and we will help you find the right person to conduct it.
- BurialsAt a cemetery, graveyard or burial ground, with a church or chapel service beforehand if you would like one. Formal or informal, entirely as you wish.
- Green, woodland and meadowA resting place in a woodland or meadow burial ground, with eco-friendly coffin and ashes casket options and a short committal at the graveside.
- Unattended funeralsA simpler option without a formal service. You can still hold a private memorial or a celebration of life, before or afterwards.
- Our fleetClassic and modern hearses and limousines, including our Everton Blue and Liverpool Red hearses for those who would want nothing else.
- Horse-drawn carriagesOur own team of Shire horses and a glass carriage, the way funerals left Irvine Street when the family started out.
- Coffins and casketsA wide range from a family run maker on the Wirral, the only one producing FSC certified coffins, from solid oak to willow, wicker and cane.
- Floral tributesArrangements made to say what you would find hard to put into words, including club colours and other personal themes.
- Prepaid funeral plansPlans arranged with Golden Charter, so our funeral director services are settled at today's prices and your family has less to think about.
Everton Blue, Liverpool Red
For some people, there was only ever going to be one colour.
Our fleet includes a blue hearse and a red one, because in this city that is not a novelty, it is a person's whole life. Alongside them sit classic and modern hearses, limousines, and our own Shire horses with a glass carriage.
Our chapels of rest
A room that feels like a front room, not a facility.
Our viewing room was designed to resemble a home environment, to create a safe and welcoming space. You can bring music to play, use our kitchen for hot or cold drinks, and stay until you feel ready to leave.
You are always welcome to come back, as often as you want. All we ask is about fifteen minutes notice so we can prepare.
Visiting
Chapel visits Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm and Sat 9am to 12pm. If those hours do not work for you, ask us. We will do all we can to meet your request.
Our city, our work
A hundred and forty years of Liverpool farewells.
Every photograph here is ours: our cottage, our fleet, our chapels, and the families who trusted us with a day that mattered.
What families say
Some families have been coming to us since the 1960s.
68 reviews on Google
Gary and the staff arranged my lovely dad's funeral. We have been using them since the 1970s. Nothing was too much trouble and they were always there to support us and answer any questions. They are all very kind, caring and professional.
Gary and the rest of the family have buried all my family that have passed since the 1960s… They are the best at what they do. They did a great service for my mum too in 2017.
B Jenkins & Sons dealt with both of our parents funerals. They were professional and respectful in all aspects and easy to speak to with prompt replies. Very pleased with their Service.
We used the services of B. Jenkins for my dad's funeral & I can say the service we received was professional, caring and very supportive. Everything was dealt with sensitively and with care, the process was explained clearly and the caring manner with which Gary, John and other members of the team spoke to me assured me that no question or request was a silly one or too much bother. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to care for your loved ones. Thank you
Reviews shown verbatim from Google, where we are rated 4.9 out of 5.
Prices
Plain figures, published in full.
We don't believe in making profit from your grief when buying a funeral is such an emotional purchase.
Being a family run business with only a small number of staff, we can keep our costs low. Every figure we charge is on the price list, and every third party fee is set out beside it.
Attended funeral
£1,880.00
funeral director charges
A funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.
Burial and cremation fees are set by the cemetery or crematorium and are additional. Our full Standardised Price List and Additional Information are published as required.
SAIF
The National Society Of Allied And Independent Funeral Directors, established 1989
NAFD
National Association of Funeral Directors, established 1905
Golden Charter
Prepaid funeral plans, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
Since 1880
Independent and family owned for over 140 years
Find us
The Tudor cottage opposite the Picton Clock.
As you come to the Picton clock roundabout, whether you are heading for town, Childwall or nearby, you will see our small quaint cottage across from the clock face. The entrance is concealed, so take it slowly.
4 Church Road North
Picton Clock, Wavertree
Liverpool L15 6TF
Call 0151 733 7201Or email enquiries@bjenkinsandsons.co.uk