Coffins

Leopard Skin Coffin For Fashion-Mad Mother

PA | Posted 09.11.2012 | UK

A fashion-mad mother of three killed in a hit-and-run rampage was buried in a leopard skin-patterned coffin as hundreds celebrated her life today. ...

What A Load Of Casket Cases

PA | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

Border Force officers got a Halloween surprise when they discovered three would-be illegal immigrants trying to enter Britain - in a lorry full of cof...

Corpse Stored Like 'Television Sets' In Body Warehouses

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.06.2012 | UK

The UK's biggest funeral company is launching an inquiry after it was revealed that dead bodies were being stored on top of each other like "televisio...

Death - The Great Unmentionable

Sarah Murray | Posted 24.03.2012 | Home
Sarah Murray

Death is a subject worthy of thought and discussion. At London's Southbank this month, a new festival - at which I'll be speaking - is designed to inspire just that, with lectures, exhibitions, music, installations and workshops.

Customised Coffins Star In New Art Show

Posted 14.03.2012 | Home

Death has long been a favourite subject of artists, from William Blake’s tortured ‘wicked man’ to Picasso’s dear Casagemas. What it’s rar...