Darren MacDonald Funeral Directors Ltd

Darren MacDonald Funeral Directors Ltd As a family-run business based in Salisbury, serving the community, we have the knowledge and expert Local independent funeral directors.

Est 2014 offering a personal service from consultations at home or office. Proud of 5* STAR REVIEWS. Frendly, caring & highly recommended.

Celebrating 10 years in business - Darren MacDonald Funeral Directors Ltd
10/07/2024

Celebrating 10 years in business - Darren MacDonald Funeral Directors Ltd

We would like to announce the arrival of our super new two-tone Sunseeker Hearse. A stylish alternative to our traditio...
14/11/2023

We would like to announce the arrival of our super new two-tone Sunseeker Hearse. A stylish alternative to our traditional Black Hearse.

Wanted to share another thank you card from a family who are very pleased.
10/11/2023

Wanted to share another thank you card from a family who are very pleased.

Pleasant surprise this afternoon.Gift from client with case of Sauvignon wine 🍷 thanking me for support towards family a...
30/11/2022

Pleasant surprise this afternoon.

Gift from client with case of Sauvignon wine 🍷 thanking me for support towards family at this very difficult time. Going the extra mile always makes a difference, always great privilege looking after someone loved one. Nice surprise to finish the day and a reminder why my team and I do the job that we do. DM Funeral Directors.

Darren MacDonald found a piece of Salisbury’s history back in 2014 when searching for items at Derek Shergold private st...
23/05/2022

Darren MacDonald found a piece of Salisbury’s history back in 2014 when searching for items at Derek Shergold private storeroom who was former funeral director base in Salisbury.
Darren said: “I was searching for a few bits for my new business back in 2014 and my foot hit an old box.
“I asked Derek what they were and he told me that they came from the old St Edmund’s Church which closed in 1974 and, under a covenant drawn up with local council. became Salisbury Arts Centre in 1975.
“They must have been in the box for about 48 years and as they are a little bit of Salisbury’s history I decided to clean the plates up and display them.”
The coffin plates were originally from St Edmund’s Church crypt where some of the wealthiest Victorian residents of Salisbury were buried.
Many of the coffins have the same names with several generations of Wheeler, Coates and Blackmores buried there.
Darren added: “There are 32 coffin plates in total and, when in the 70s they decided to convert the church into an arts centre, they put an advertisement in the Journal to see if any of the families wanted to have them.
“But, as the coffin plates are from Victorian times, nobody was interested in them and they were given over to Derek, who is a funeral director, to cremate them.
“They were buried together in the garden of the church with a small stone to commemorate them.
“If you go into the old crypt at the arts centre today you can still see the slots where the old coffins used to be.”
Coffin plates of the kind that were found are now very rarely seen and the making of them has become a dying art.
Darren continued: “I am just fascinated by the plates, some of the lead ones you can still bend and, considering they were made in Victorian times, they are in remarkably good condition.
Plates are display on a wall inside premises 26 Pennyfarthing Street, Salisbury.

We firmly believe we can make all the difference by helping you at such a difficult time.
30/03/2022

We firmly believe we can make all the difference by helping you at such a difficult time.

Leaflet drop coming soonAs a result of us regularly receiving enquiries for information on funeral plans, we are about t...
14/03/2022

Leaflet drop coming soon

As a result of us regularly receiving enquiries for information on funeral plans, we are about to send out an information leaflet to our local community that you may find of interest.

So please keep an eye out for it dropping through your letterbox in the coming weeks.

If you don’t receive our leaflet, please contact us directly if you’d like to find out more information on Golden Charter funeral plans.

We appreciate that, during this difficult period, some members of our community might receive the leaflet at a sensitive or inappropriate time for them – please accept our apologies in advance if this is the case for you.

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26 Pennyfarthing Street
Salisbury
SP11HJ

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Monday 12am - 12am
Tuesday 12am - 12am
Wednesday 12am - 12am
Thursday 12am - 12am
Friday 12am - 12am

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