Memorial/Celebration of Life wall

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Memorial/Celebration of Life wall

Along one side of the Garden of Remembrance in the middle part of Rectory Lane Cemetery is the Celebration of Life wall – panels of wire grid framed by elegant wooden posts. The two outer panels support climbing roses, the larger inner panels are for the fixing of individual, engraved tiles, in commemoration of a loved one who has died or to celebrate a loving relationship with a living person.

Individual tiles can be purchased, in sequence, and engraved with text – to commemorate a loved one, an important life event, something you wish to celebrate and have a long-term reminder of. As more and more tiles are added the wall becomes a beautiful and growing artwork that keeps the cemetery alive as a place for commemoration and connects the Cemetery to contemporary Berkhamsted. As the tiles form a composite installation, the wall tiles are sourced through the Rectory Lane Cemetery Project, allocated and hung in a specific order – from top to bottom and left to right.

Purchase a tile

If you would like to purchase a tile for the Celebration of Life wall, please get in touch with us to arrange this.

Individual tiles can be engraved with your choice of text.
The Rectory Lane Cemetery Project will arrange the inscription by a local engraver and hang the tile on the wall.
Tiles are allocated a space and hung in a specific order, from top to bottom and left to right.
The fee for the purchase of the tile, management of the engraving and hanging process and registration is £78.
A contract is raised for a period of ten years, after which it is reviewed.

Request a tile

a single tile in the tile wall

The artist

Jessica Ecott in her studio

Jessica Ecott is a local fused-glass artist. She was commissioned to recreate her painterly impressions of a flower bed in 456 individual, hand-crafted tiles.

Jessica has been working in kiln-formed glass for over 20 years, and also has a background in watercolour painting. She designs sculptural pieces as well as large-scale architectural glass installations for homes and businesses.