parlour

Example Sentences

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According to Moore, Bush had been making his own coffins to save money – on occasion staying up all night at the firm's Hessle Road parlour.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Despite exhaustive attempts to return items to families, the BBC understands some objects recovered from the funeral parlour remain unclaimed.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Humberside Police removed 35 bodies and the ashes of 167 people from Legacy's parlour in Hessle Road following a "concern for care of the deceased" in March 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, the couple said they found Macie-Mae's body on the sofa at the funeral director's home, six miles away from the funeral parlour where they thought her body was being looked after.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

I changed to my Sabbath school clothes and walked into the parlour.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis