Engraved Memorials

An engraved memorial provides a lasting location for the focus of remembrance of a loved one whose ashes have been scattered or whose final resting place is more distant. Within the Rushcliffe Oaks memorial grounds we offer a number of locations and options for such memorialisations.

Prices for all our engraved memorials can be found on our Price Information page. We encourage you to please read through our Guidance For Visitors page before agreeing to the purchase of a memorialisation.

• Oak Avenue Kerb Plaques (Acorn Gardens)

Oak Avenue is the central feature of the Acorn Gardens, presenting a long, tree-lined pathway between the Annular Seat and the Quercus Woodland. Each side of the avenue is lined by memorial kerbs cut from locally-sourced Stanton Moor sandstone and designed to accommodate large 8” x 6” bronze plaques for personal remembrance.

These plaques are available in a variety of colours and with a choice of typefaces and motifs to enhance your options for personalisation.

Leases available: 5, 10 or 25 years

• Memory Tree Golden Leaves (Acorn Gardens)

The Memory Tree in the Acorn Gardens is a 3.2 metre tall corten steel sculpture with attachment points for hundreds of golden metal leaves. This striking feature is designed to naturally oxidise, giving it a distinctively coloured patina that also protects it from the elements.

Each leaf is engravable, providing a beautiful option for a personalised inscription dedicated to your loved one. Initially, the tree has been fitted with 50 of its leaves, but over time these will be added to, making it ever more eye-catching.

Leases available: 5 or 10 years

• Annular Seat Memorial Slats (Acorn Gardens)

Located at the southern end of Oak Avenue, nearest the crematorium building, the Annular Seat is an impressive 10 metre diameter ring-shaped wooden bench.

The installation comprises over 300 Iroko wood slats, each of which can be engraved with a personalised inscription. As these memorials are permanent for the lifetime of the weather-resistant Iroko hardwood, we anticipate this option being very popular.

Leases available: safe lifetime of wood

• Memorial Bench Bronze Plaques (Acorn Gardens or Quercus Woodland)

There are memorial benches in various locations in the Rushcliffe Oaks grounds — six in the Acorn Gardens and a further eight in the Quercus Woodland. Each can accommodate a number of 9” x 2½” bronze memorial plaques with personalised inscriptions.

The Acorn Garden benches are located in the circular Birch Gardens, beyond the Memory Tree at the eastern end of the Memory Walk. These Iroko wood benches match the style of the Annular Seat and can accommodate twelve memorial plaques each.

The benches distributed amongst the trees and wildflower meadows of the Quercus Woodland are of a less formal design, and can accommodate six memorial plaques each.

Plaques are available in a variety of colours and with a choice of typefaces.

Leases available: 5 or 10 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. The option for bench plaques in the woodland will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations. 

• Bronze Stake Plaques (Acorn Gardens or Quercus Woodland)

Bronze memorial stake plaques with personal inscriptions are available for placement in either the Acorn Gardens or the Quercus Woodland, and are ideal for commemorating a loved one whose ashes have been scattered.

These long-lasting plaques are available in a variety of colours and with a choice of typefaces and motifs.

Leases available: 5, 10 or 25 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. The option for bronze plaques in the woodland will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations. 

• Slate Plaques (Quercus Woodland)

Plaques formed from individual pieces of slate are available for placement in selected areas of the Quercus Woodland.

Leases available: 5 or 10 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. The option for slate plaques in the woodland will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations. 

• Wooden Stake Plaques (Quercus Woodland)

As a more natural alternative to the bronze stake plaques, wooden stake plaques are available in selected areas of the Quercus Woodland.

Leases available: 5 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. This option will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations. 

• Decorative Butterfly and Dove Plaques (Quercus Woodland)

These decoratively shaped steel plaques, elevated on a stem above a small stone base, are available for placement in selected areas of the Quercus Woodland where they attractively catch the light and complement the sweeping wildflower meadows.

Leases available: 5 or 10 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. This option will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations. 

• Stone Orb Plaques (Acorn Gardens or Quercus Woodland)

Similar in style to the interment Stone Orbs, these memorialisations provide a smaller, more delicate tribute to your loved one, with an engraved plaque set into the face of the cast stone orb.

Leases available: 5, 10 or 25 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. The option for placement in the woodland will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations. 

• Woodland Log Orb Plaques (Quercus Woodland)

The smaller Woodland Log Orb is very similar to the interment Woodland Log Orbs, with an engraved plaque implanted into the face of a natural piece of fallen tree trunk.

Lease available: 5 years

Please note: The Quercus Woodland area is still in development. This option will become available once the area is suitable for memorialisations.