Discover the fascinating history, architecture and hidden details of Glasgow Crematorium during our guided half-hour Doors Open Day tours. Including: our Garden of Remembrance, original Old Chapel, built in 1895, Columbarium Tower and brief talk about the cremation process in our crematory area

You will be escorted and guided around this stunning neoclassical, gothic build, which was designed to appease Victorian sensibility and delivering sensitive and hygienic funerals to all classes of society at an affordable cost.

You will have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and see the crematoria workings from several perspectives with this all access visits with perhaps a few surprises thrown in for good measure . At the conclusion of the tour light refreshments will be available.

As Scotland’s oldest crematorium, the building has many stories to tell. Visitors will also gain a rare insight into the workings of the crematorium, our role in the  community over the years and may uncover a few unexpected surprises along the way.