ALBIN MEMORIAL GARDEN

When I was a young man, following in my father’s footsteps and in the Albin tradition becoming a funeral director, it quickly became evident to me that people in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe had nowhere dedicated to remember those they have loved and lost. As the years went by I began to look for ways I could create this and give a little back to somewhere that has been good to me.

In the early 1990’s I saw an opportunity and began to negotiate a parliamentary agreement with the government and the London Regional Railway that would leave me with a small plot of land, adjacent to my premises, on which I could create a garden of memorialisation and remembrance. It quickly became evident that this would have to be done commercially and funded by myself. The years that followed were a nightmare for me and I faced one obstacle after another. Together with the good people that had left ashes of those they love in my care and who fully supported me, I   finally achieved my goal and the garden was opened in November 1999. I particularly want to thank my two Sons and all the dedicated staff at Albins for believing in me.