- 1910William and Hannah Pratt were carriage masters. Hannah was also a laying out lady.
- 1914William Pratt passed away. Hannah Pratt carried on with the business with the help of George Seller…. See more
- 1916Joseph Charles Barsby ‘Charlie’ was born. He was the only child of Charles Seabridge & Mary Hannah Barsby in Newbold Verdon.
- 1938G. Seller became funeral directors with the introduction of our own carpenters…. See more
- 1947Charlie Barsby finished his 7 year apprenticeship as a wheelwright with Thomas Hodgkin. A wheelwright served the local community with the ma… See more
- 1948Hannah Pratt passed away.
- c. 1950With the changing attitudes and need for motorised transport, families wanted the chance to visit their loved one in a Chapel of Rest and th… See more
- July 1964Charlie Barsby bought the business from George Seller. George wanted to retire and gave Charlie the first refusal to purchase to which he ac… See more
- October 1968G. Seller & Co. Ltd moved into a new purpose built funeral home that stands to this day, with the latest facilities including enclosed garag… See more
- July 1971David Charles Barsby, Charlie’s youngest son decided to give up his aspiration of becoming a professional footballer and train to become a… See more
- December 1971George Seller passed away.
- January 1972David C. Barsby passed his embalming exams achieving the highest marks in the British Institute of Embalmers that year.
- May 1974David C. Barsby gained his Diploma in Funeral Directing and became one of the youngest fully qualified Funeral Directors in the UK.
- December 1975David and his wife, Rose, went to live and run G. Seller & Co.
- 1979G. Seller & Co. purchased the four cottages and Co-Operative store. The grocery store was to become a new memorial showroom and stone worksh… See more
- 1982The car park and Old Co-Operative bakehouse was purchased after the Sunbro Hosiery Company ceased to trade…. See more
- 1981-1983This saw the updating of our fleet with 3 new Rolls Royce Phantom VI limousines. One of which was built for a Royal Tour of New Zealand.
- 1982The catering room was opened and a full drinks licence was granted.
- May 1988Rose Barsby passed away…. See more
- May 1990Joseph Charles Barsby senior passed away…. See more
- January 1991David and Susan Barsby got married.
- November 1991Joseph Charles Barsby, the only son of David and Susan Barsby was born.
- 1995Introduction of our first ever low line Volvo fleet.
- 2004Newbold Verdon branch office opened…. See more
- 2005Introduction of our first Mercedes-Benz fleet.
- 2006The bakehouse was extensively refurbished.
- October 2011Joseph Charles Barsby joined the firm.
- December 2014Amy Elizabeth Smith joined the firm
- March 2015G. Seller & Co. Ltd purchased a new fleet of 3 black Mercedes-Benz Limousines.
- June 2015Newbold Verdon branch was extensively refurbished…. See more
- November 2016Joseph and Amy got married…. See more
- January 2018The fourth generation, Alexa Elizabeth Barsby was born. Alexa is the daughter of Joseph & Amy Barsby
- January 2019The comprehensive 18 month renovation programme of the main office in Hinckley finished