Our Wakefield funeral home provides a convenient location in Wakefield, with free parking available
Our Chapels of Rest are private and tastefully decorated spaces that allow you to spend time with your loved one and family in comfort. Harpin's Funeral Service has been providing services within the local area for over 90 years. In 1930, Leonard and Vera Harpin purchased their first Rolls Royce and started to work within the funeral industry in around 1932. Through hard work, the fleet soon increased to consist of two hearses and thirteen limousines. The limousines were originally used for a variety of purposes, such as weddings, and not kept just for funeral work. They also hired the fleet to Funeral Directors in the area who didn’t own their own vehicles. Leonard and Vera were helped in the running of the business by their fourteen children and numerous friends. Our first Chapel of Rest was on Arundel Street, Wakefield but in 1977 a purpose built Funeral Home was opened at Back Mount Pleasant, Wakefield. Over the years, there have been many changes. Our fleet has become smaller but more modern as the size of funeral corteges has decreased. Leonard and Vera have passed away but their grandchildren, Sean and Sara, now work for the company as Senior Funeral Director and Business Principal Harpins Funeral Service has gained a reputation for being a professional yet caring business coming a long way from our humble beginnings. We have chapels located at each of our homes, open Monday to Friday 9 – 4.30. They may also be available to hold small services for other denominations who do not have use of a building.
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £560.00 |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £300.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £400.00 |
| Providing a suitable coffin | £445.00 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £20.00 |
| At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle | £595.00 |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1,645.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1,995.00 |
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.1 In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. |
£1,803.00 |
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For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£1,179.00 |
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| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £2.00 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £185.00 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £25.00 |
| Embalming | £175.00 |
| Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) | POA |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | POA |
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
Prices correct as from 13/10/2025and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
7 Back Mount Pleasant, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4NP
Open 24 hours
