H Noble Funeral Directors Ltd

H Noble Funeral Directors Ltd Independent family owned funeral directors established in Thanet since 1854.

06/07/2026

At every funeral, we lead the hearse by walking in front, a tradition we've continued to honour since 1854.

Even for our direct funerals, the hearse is always used, because dignity never gets simplified.

02/07/2026

Funerals delivered with care to the people of Thanet since 1854

Media formats change, but the job remains the sameThanet Funeral Directors Since 1854. (Pictured: Left Andrew Noble, Rig...
29/06/2026

Media formats change, but the job remains the same
Thanet Funeral Directors Since 1854.

(Pictured: Left Andrew Noble, Right: Harry Noble)

Swipe to see the difference over 100 years! ↔️📸 Our offices were once farmland in St Peter’s Broadstairs, some features ...
09/10/2024

Swipe to see the difference over 100 years! ↔️📸

Our offices were once farmland in St Peter’s Broadstairs, some features are still visible in the oldest central part of our premises still today. 🐑🎩

🎩 Why do you bow to the hearse? Bowing and paging (walking in front of the hearse) are ways we mark respect to the perso...
02/10/2024

🎩 Why do you bow to the hearse?

Bowing and paging (walking in front of the hearse) are ways we mark respect to the person in our care.

Since 1854 every person we have carried out a funeral for has been led away from our office by a funeral conductor who walks in front of the hearse. (Not all the way, thankfully. But back in the day when cemeteries were closer than the distances we go now we did!)

The conductor pages out from our office, then to and from the place of service or the family home and again at the place we lay them to rest, such as a cemetery or crematorium.

Then finally one last time we bow as the coffin is placed on the catafalque or in to the grave.

It is said one of the most defining differences between us and animals and what makes us human in our nature is that we bury those of us who pass away.

🎩 Not long now until we change over to our winter uniform. And this year we have had a bit of a change up to the style o...
01/10/2024

🎩 Not long now until we change over to our winter uniform.
And this year we have had a bit of a change up to the style of our uniform 👀 all will be revealed soon!

Harry Noble is the current managing director of H Noble Funeral Directors and the Chief Executive of the H Noble Group. ...
17/09/2024

Harry Noble is the current managing director of H Noble Funeral Directors and the Chief Executive of the H Noble Group. Harry has worked at the business since he was 18 working his way up from a funeral service operative to his role today.

Harry took over from his grandmother Lynne when covid hit and the risk to Lynne’s health given her pre-existing health concerns was deemed a danger given the close proximity we were working with those infected or who had sadly lost their lives to the virus.

Harry is committed to continuing the business and developing practice to incorporate our deep rooted traditions and modern practice.

Lynne Noble married Andrew Noble and began working for the business after giving birth to her son Ian, she mainly did ad...
17/09/2024

Lynne Noble married Andrew Noble and began working for the business after giving birth to her son Ian, she mainly did admin at first but over the years took part in all aspects of the business.

Lynne took over the helm following her husbands passing in 2011, helping to arrange and carry out her husbands funeral as well as the other funerals we had on at the time.

Lynne ran the company from 2011 until 2020 when Covid hit and the risk of coming to work was a danger considering her pre-existing health conditions, she passed the responsibility on to her grandson Harry Noble, Lynne managed admin from home and eventually stepped down in 2022. Lynne is now retired spending her time on the golf course and with her grandchildren.


Andrew Noble ran the business once his father retired until his passing following a diagnosis of cancer in 2011. Andrew ...
16/09/2024

Andrew Noble ran the business once his father retired until his passing following a diagnosis of cancer in 2011.

Andrew was incredibly passionate about the business and local community. He was heavily involved in charity work and local causes. He advanced the business in to the technological age moving from type writers and hand written estimates to printed documents and brochures for clients. He was an incredibly talented funeral director with an eye for the profession that excelled the business in to a bespoke funeral service it is today.
Allot of his ideas and traditions are dictate how we operate today along with long standing traditions from the past and modern practice to give our clients the best we can offer.

Andrew affectionately known to most as Andy was well known within the Broadstairs and St Peter’s area and is dearly missed by all at H Noble. He may be gone but certainly will not be forgotten.


Address

1 Northdown Road
Broadstairs
CT102UL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441843862503

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