Lea Fields Crematorium, Gainsborough Building, Lincolnshire Architecture, English Remembrance Court Photos
Lea Fields Crematorium, Gainsborough
26 November 2021
Lea Fields Crematorium, Gainsborough
Architect: Haverstock
One of the 2021 Brick Award winners
Bricks: Forterra
Location: Lea Fields Crematorium, Gainsborough Road, Lea, Gainsborough, eastern England, United Kingdom

photos courtesy of Brick Awards
Lea Fields Crematorium Building in Gainsborough
The new crematorium at Lea Fields is located in parkland, near the village of Lea. The main building includes a foyer space, chapel, cremator and ancillary areas. In the wider site, the new memorial facility, known as the Remembrance Court, incorporates the Book of Remembrance and Flowers Room. The masterplan for the parkland includes both formal and informal landscape gardens. The overall design is underpinned by extensive consultation and rigorous control of materiality and detail. The new building has been designed to enhance the overall feeling of tranquillity and peace, offering a much needed service to bereaved families both in and around West Lindsey.

For some time West Lindsey District Council have been aware of the lack of crematorium provision within the District and were conscious of the distances their residents have to travel at a very sensitive time. In addition, to compound this, there are often long waiting times for services and cremations to be held.
One of the key objectives of the design is that differe...