ADVANCE IN FUNERAL FURNISHING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21644, 30 November 1935, Page 5

ADVANCE IN FUNERAL FURNISHING

fIRST OF ITS KINDIN CHRISTCHURCH 4 <hmg in -spme ;iiiea?xire to the" dejfrelopment of ccanmunity; life, and the jfrrttit of living ling-is beginning now to embrace every detail of the funeral. •./It has extended in New Zealand to the provision of fine chapels on the properties of funeral furnishers, allowing the whole ceremony of the funeral to be carried out from the. ofte premises. In re--gponse to many' requests MESSES J. lAMB and - SON have , built, at their premise 234 IJCHFIELD STREET a chapel where services may be held and ;where caskets may lif in readiness for funerals. The new chapel has been injected by several ministers and has feeen highly praised.

This, chapel is the first of its kind in Cbristchurch. Its size is 30Xt by 19ft, with seating accommodation for SO. persons. . It has ecclesiastical furnishings and is panelled to a height of 6ft 6in with beautiful figured rimu. The . upper part of the walls are in white plaster. The ceiling is beamed and alto plastered. The doors and windows are fitted with leadlights, and help to create; a quiet, reverent at-, mosphere within building. By of blinds it is jpossifilie to subdue the light in the chapel.

Beautiful Furnishings '• .On the floors are thick carpets, in red, and on the altar table is a red cloth with gold hangings. There is a reading table in figured rimu, and the pews are of the same beautiful wood. Silver stands, rest in front of the altar table- for. .the casketsl The entrance may - be made firbm 'the feeet or from inside the premises of Messrs J. Lamb and Son. The; entrance from the .street is built -with the same beautiful figured rimu that makes the interior so impressive. At the* rear of the chapel is a rest room, furnished with a heavy carpet

and chairs. This is intended specially for the use of country people who may be forced to arrive early. Hitherto these people have had no quiet place in which to rest and this handsome addition to the premises will be much appreciated. ' All Denominations . To. people who live in flats a chapel such as this, where bodies may rest before the funeral, is considered essential, owing to the difficulty of holding funerals -.from houses where other families are living. It is also considered essential for country people. Clients of Messrs J. Lamb and Son may hold services in the chapel or not as they desire; but the . building may always be used as a resting place for caskets before funerals.

.The chapel is not built for any one denomination, but will be furnished suitably for all. Its fine and . appropriate furnishings, and its quiet, religious atmosphere are immediately impressive, and the chapel will be welcomed as a valuable and essential addition to the fine premises and furnishings of Messrs J. Lamb and Son's establishment.