Warriston Crematorium has long been the pre-eminent crematorium in Scotland. The building was originally an early 19th century mansion house, which was converted to a crematorium in 1929 by Sir Robert Lorimer, a leading Scottish architect of the period. The formal grounds of the mansion house have been transformed into memorial gardens which feature a stunning display of roses each summer.
There are two chapels, both of which hold services at hourly intervals. The Lorimer Chapel can seat approximately 230 mourners and the Cloister Chapel can seat up to 60 mourners. Both chapels have the facility to broadcast services externally, for those occasions when the attendance is greater than the seating capacity.
Warriston has always kept pace with change in society at large, and in addition to taking positive action to reduce its carbon footprint, it was also the first crematorium in Scotland to fit mercury abatement equipment to existing cremators.