Lelley Fields Crematorium - East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Lelley Fields Crematorium has recently been built for East Riding of Yorkshire Council by Keir Construction, overseen by the Principal Architect for the East Riding, Paul Bird. The brief for the site was to be respectful and sympathetic to its rural setting.
Treske were selected and commissioned by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to provide furniture for both chapels including two bespoke movable catafalques, two rise and fall lecterns, 150 stackable Howe 40/4 upholstered chairs with their storage trolleys, two console tables, two sets of motorised curtain tracks, committal curtains, and controls.
When work commenced on the site, a potential archaeological find meant the whole scheme had to be repositioned and consequently, plans to use retaining soil to construct the walls had to be abandoned. The reuse of all the earthworks on the site, meant less impact on the removal costs and extra traffic to the area. The whole project was constructed during the Covid-19 pandemic and commendably no working days were lost during the whole period.
The state-of-the-art facility near Preston in Holderness is the first crematorium to be built in the area for over 25 years. The cost of the project was £9.6 million and features landscaped gardens, ponds, and a woodland walk.
The central cremator hall is symmetrical, allowing mourners access to either the larger Oak Hall chapel or the smaller Birch Hall chapel, from either end of the building, via waiting rooms and under a covered porte-cochere.
Seating in Oak Hall is for 100 mourners, plus another 40-50 standing, whereas Birch Hall seats 50 mourners with space for 20-39 standing. Moveable seating and catafalques allow a multi-functional space, and media systems & lighting give the families many options in which to celebrate the lives of their loved one. Full height windows allow open views of the Holderness landscape.
A heat recovery system from the cremators has been included, as well as low emissivity glazing systems, deep roof overhangs and low perimeter to floor area ratio. Electric car charging points also form part of the project.
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