The History of A & C Tadman

THE HISTORY OF A & C TADMAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Tadman Funeral Directors was originally conceived from the love of horses of the great-great-grandfather of one of the current directors of the company, Tim Tadman.
Thomas Tadman was a horse trader working from his home in Bale in Norfolk. He imported Friesian horses from Belgium, trained them to pull a glass hearse and then sold them to the Funeral Trade, mainly in the London Area. He, and his wife Dorcas, moved to Stepney, East London in 1849, and slowly built a thriving funeral business. After their deaths, their son Alfred William and his wife Annie continued to run the business successfully. He became a well known personality in the East End of London, not only as a Funeral Director, but also for his knowledge of Belgian Black Horses, which are the breed still used for the Horse Drawn Funerals.

After Alfred William's death in 1935, his widow Annie and sons, Alf and Con, added to the reputation of the family business and when Alf died in1980, Con went into partnership with his son Gordon. Towards the latter part of the 1990's, Gordon's wife Maureen and son Tim took the reins. Gordon sadly passed away in 2006.

A new branch was opened in Bethnal Green in 1998 and now the branch in Kings Langley has been added to the family business. This branch is the venture of Tim Tadman, who lives locally and plays for Kings Langley Cricket Club. To maintain the family connection, the Kings Langley branch is managed by Marian Stavrou, Tim's mother-in-law, who has lived and worked in the area for over 30 years.

This Independent and Family Owned Funeral Directors offers a Personal and Professional service in the traditional manner to the local community and surrounding villages and towns. This includes specialist Horse Drawn Carriage Funerals, Saab & Mercedes limousines, a 24-hour service, Private Chapels of Rest, Repatriation to any Country and any Denominations included.

A Wedding Carriage Service is also available with genuine Carriages Landaus or Limousines.