The next stage of repair work at Thorncliffe Crematorium in Barrow is due to start at the end of this month.
The crematorium suffered significant damage in a fire in March.
Chapel‑based services were able to resume from April 15 and some initial repair work began last month.
More extensive structural repairs will begin this month, including the replacement of the roof and chimneys.
As well as carrying out the fire damage repairs, Westmorland & Furness Council has agreed to invest in upgrading and improving Thorncliffe’s cremators and associated systems and to carry out some interior decoration.
Chapel-based services will not be possible during this stage of work, expected to last six to eight weeks, after which services and cremations will be able to resume.
No further service bookings are being taken beyond June 29 until the work is completed.
However, the council added that services already booked in for the few days beyond that date will go ahead unaffected and there will be no disruption to those services from any work on site.
As the work progresses, visitors to the crematorium will notice activity around the building and contractors on site, but this will not affect access to any graves.
Following the fire, investigations were carried to understand the extent of the damage, carry out structural and electrical surveys and an extensive clean-up of the site was completed.
Westmorland and Furness Council, which operates the crematorium, said it had continued to update funeral directors to help support affected families and to help them to make arrangements.
