Testimonials
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Now you can add a picture of your stone if you want to. We hope that you do as it’s nice to see where you put them.
Hi Jeremy,
A wee thank you for the taco my partner loved it!!
my baby loves the bubble rap!!
I will keep your services in mind and recommend you to others.
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Hi Jeremy,
A belated but a heartfelt thanks for the manner in which you handled our online request for the OAKHILL house plaque. You adhered to your promise, delivered on time in January and the plaque was just perfect. It proved to be a very much appreciated gift by our son and daughter-in-law.
All the best for the year ahead and sincerely hope that the credit crunch passes you by.
Regards
Pamela
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Dear Jeremy
I received the plaque yesterday, thank you, and just to let you know that we are thrilled with it. The finished quality is excellent and it was very well wrapped for its transit.
My poor sheep are struggling at the moment after 2 very heavy falls of snow here this week. I also took 3 additional sheep from the RSPCA at the weekend – they had been abandoned over Christmas, but are now enjoying lots of TLC with me here!!
Thank you again for your excellent service.
Best wishes
Gina.
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Apologies for not e-mailing you sooner. I would just like to let you know that I am very happy with the House Sign, the Broadway Italic was exactly as I had imagined; and it looks great!
Thanks again.
Shaun
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Hi Jeremy
Just to let you know i received my pet memorial stone this afternoon, it was exactly what i envisioned it would be. I can’t thank you enough.
Many Thanks
Jacqueline
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Jeremy,
They delivered it to a neighbour this afternoon.
It is lovely – thank you so much. It is perfect – really tasteful and simple.
Thanks again,
Ami & Richard
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Hi Jeremy.
Thank you so much for producing such a beautiful memorial engraving for our dog Lily. We were absolutely delighted with it when it arrived this morning.
Thank you also for recommending that we use the grey type print. It is just perfect.
I have recommended you, already, to interested parties…………not just people who have lost dogs, of course, but those who might be interested in any kind of stonework or engraving for their gardens, etc.
Kindest regards, and heartfelt thanks.
Maureen.
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Received the stone, many thanks. Looks great.
Kind regards
Steve
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Hi there
I just wanted to let you know that I gave Mum the engraved slate at the weekend. She absolutely loved it. She was really moved and I was really pleased to be able to give her something so beautifully made that meant so much to her. So thank you very much
Best
Kate
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I received the stone…in great shape and just what I wanted. Thank you.
Last weekend out family went to our lake house and took the stone …it was a sort of closure for us all.
I will recommend your site to anyone I know. Great service and product above expectation.
Linda
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Hi Jeremy,
The stone has arrived and it’s fantastic. Many, many thanks for that.
Chris
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Hi Jeremy
Our sign arrived today, it’s perfect, thank you
Laura
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Dear Jeremy,
Maxi stone arrived today, thanks…..it is what I wanted and I like the light coloured writing.
It is already placed amongst the flowers where He hopefully rests in peace.
Best regards,
Suzie
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Hi Jeremy,
I received delivery of Storm’s memorial stone today, thank you so much for doing it so quickly at such short notice, very much appreciated. It is beautiful, I am very pleased with it and very happy to have it well before the 17th March.
Kindest regards
Gale 
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Hello Jeremy. Just letting you know that the stone arrived safe and sound and that the customer is very happy with it. Many thanks for all your help. Hopefully we can repeat this process sometime. All the very best, Mike.
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Hello Jeremy,
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that our order arrived safely and we are absolutely delighted with it! It’s always a bit daunting ordering items on the Internet, especially when you’re unsure of what the product will be like, but we are so pleased with the house plaque. It is a gift for my parent’s 40th Anniversary and I know they will be thrilled with it.
Once again, many thanks.
Kind regards,
Anita
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Thank you for delivering stone on Friday have placed it outside today and it looks great really pleased with it, its exactly what I wanted. I will be recommending you.
Thank you
Regards
Mrs Eva
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Jeremy – thank you so much – the stone has just arrived and it is simply fabulous, a fitting tribute to a very dear little cat.
Hope that your holiday went well
With very best wishes
Pauline
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Hi Jeremy
Just wanted to let you know that the stone arrived today safe and sound and it is beautiful. It is even better than we had hoped and it will be taking pride of place in our garden. The only sad part is that the person who would have appreciated the skill and craftmanship the most is not here to see it but it stands as a fitting tribute to a special person. Thanks again for all your patience and for creating something so beautiful that we will always treasure.
Kind regards
The Parrott family.
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Hi Jeremy
Stones arrived today, look superb!
Thanks
Polly
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Hi Mr Day,
Thank you so much, the house sign (Swallowfield) is absolutely stunning we couldnt be more pleased. Many thanks for getting it to us in time for our party!
Kind Regards,
Lorraine and Adrian
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Hi Jeremy
It was delivered this morning and looks great.
Kind regards
Rebecca
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Hi
Have been meaning to let you know how please we are with the stone you have made for us. It is very special to us so thank you very much
Nicola and Antony
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Dear Jeremy
Many thanks for our stone remembering our beloved boxer dog “Jake.”
Friendly excellent service from start to finish.
What a beautiful product to furnish a garden and remember a pet at the same time.
With kind regards
Bridget
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The stone arrived today thank you. Ive put it in the back garden in memory of Sarah
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Hi,
Received the plaque yesterday, It looks lovely, thank you. Will definitely use you again as and when the need arises.
Thanks again
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Hello Jeremy,
Just to let you know that the stone sign arrived safely……..and is absolutely beautiful.
It went to the Cardiff address for some reason, but my painter and decorator is coming back here next week and will pick it up to bring with him.
I will send you a photo for your website once it’s up (sometime next week after the cottage has been painted) as we’ve just installed an oak porch and this will now complete a very impressive frontage.
Many thanks for your superb and very smooth service.
Best wishes
Julie
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Hi Jeremy,
Received the stone last week. Its perfect – exactly what we wanted. Thanks again.
Best wishes,
Marie
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Jeremy
Stone arrived today. It’s beautiful. Thanks very much.
Jacqueline
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Hi Jeremy,
Just to let you know that I received the memorial and it is absolutely perfect. Thanks so much for doing it and for all your help.
Many Thanks,
Biba
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Dear Jeremy,
I’ve just arrived home from my short break in the Lake District to find your slate waiting for me. Jeff hadn’t opened it because he was respectfully waiting for my return, bless him. How about that for respect?
Well, dear friend and kindred spirit, we opened it together, and the pair of us simply dissolved into tears the moment your work came into view. It is simply beyond beautiful and it’s everything I was hoping to give to Jeff by way of a thank you and to say “I understand” what this place in the country is to him. We recently lost Jeff’s Mum, his best friend and his beloved dog, Holly, closely followed by 13 more losses of our nearests and dearest family, so the whole ethos of our new Lakeland home is about finding him (and me too) a quiet, serene place where he/we can recover. Your stone says everything..simply everything. Most especially, it says, please understand. Please give us some space. Please respect our need for peace and we’ll be with you as soon as we can. How did you manage that, Jeremy, without me ever telling you in any detail? God bless you. You’ve done something here that only an artist’s heart could ever achieve. You listened to the quiet still voice inside; the whisper in your heart and acted upon it.
I ran upstairs to write to you but now I’m finding myself utterly stuck for words and that’s saying something because writing is my craft and trade.
Jeremy, I simply don’t know what to say to you by way of thanks. You did indeed put your heart and soul into what you have created for us here and I feel so glad I trusted your artistry and let you loose to follow your heart because, boy, did you! When I asked you to work from your heart, I could not possibly have expected that you would get it so right, yet instinctively I knew I could trust you without doubt. This wasn’t an “ordinary” job and I knew from your examples on the website that you were no “ordinary” artist. I just didn’t want to burden you with the ins and outs of it all. Yet somehow you just knew. Do I take it then that your soul was listening to mine? Yes. 100% yes!
Jeff wants you to know that somehow you’ve re-visited for him St. Ninian’s Cross and St. Aidan’s Cross – both of which have huge significance for him so I have to take it that his angels talked to my angels who in turn talked to your angels who talked directly to you, and somehow you’ve then got it completely right – beyond right. I don’t know quite how such things happen but I’ve long trusted that they do.
I’m so sorry that you have had to wait for this response because of my absence. Under different circumstances, you’d have been replied to immediately so please forgive the delay.
Paying you a small monetary sum I hope helps recognise the earth bound side of things. But please know that there is no amount of money, no expression of thanks and no email that could ever express to you what your beautiful, divine work of art has meant in this house today and for a very long time in the future.
Can I just tell you that your stone has been washed with our tears but they were tears of joy because if there’s one thing we are it’s artists and the first thing we ever do is recognise other artists along the way.
Please reply to this email just so I know that you’ve received it and that you feel the warmth of our love, thanks, joy and peacefulness in what you have created for us here.
Bless you, friend and kindred spirit,. Never, ever doubt that you are truly one of the few rare artists who not only works from his soul but also hears the soul of his clients and reaches out in perfect understanding to create something of immeasurable value that will last indefinitely. Not many can say they have achieved that very rare and special gift, much as many of us may try. I do so hope I have found sufficient words to express it to you but if you’re in any doubt, please may I just say I love you for what you have done for us and please don’t ever question it. Funny isn’t it, that we’ve never met yet you’ve achieved something here that few souls ever achieve in a lifetime of knowing each other? You’ve spoken soul to soul, heart to heart in way the finest poet could ever could dream of doing. So let’s just call it “poetry in stone”, shall we? How does that feel to you?
With love and heartfelt, even tearful gratitude. Please reply because I so want to know that you ‘get it’ and understand just how much this means to us.
Alice x
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Now that we have embraced technology a little bit more I don’t need to paste in the testimonials to a static page anymore – anyone can post if they so desire (all comments are moderated first so don’t think about trying anything spammers!)
Thanks to all our customers for this wonderful feedback. We have only just started collecting it again and all of the above have been emailed to us within the four months.
Feel free to add your feedback below
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Thank you so much for the garden memorial that you designed and made for us. It has taken pride of place in our garden and the whole family now has closure on the death of their beloved pet.
I cannot recommend this company strongly enough to anyone wanting a memorial plaque! Their patience is astounding and the quality of the finished product went far beyond my hopes. A fitting stone for an amazing pet.
Regards and best wishes for the future,
Sharon.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:34 am
What a great and hassle free service this has been. The stone engraving is very competitively priced, and the customer support is second to none. My sign looks wonderful and really puts that finishing touch to the front of the cottage. The mock-ups were very helpful and the personal touch to your responses made me feel that my custom was valued. Many thanks for everything! Julie
May 13th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Thankyou for the pet memorial stone – and for posting it abroad! It is just perfect… very tasteful. The font preview tool was very useful. It arrived this morining and I put it in the garden straight away, in a quiet little corner that gets lots of sun, where Lucy loved to sit. A beautiful way to remember my little Lucy! Thanks again. Maureen
May 15th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Thanks for the memorial stone for Poppy. It is very simple and tasteful – just as I wanted it to be. Your service was very prompt and communications were caring and easy.
Liz
May 16th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Hi Jeremy,
Many thanks for the beautiful slate sign you made for my mother she was over the moon with it, an excellent product with a helpfull ,efficient service……will definately be passing on you’re details to anyone else looking for anything for the home or business in stone.
Many Thanks
Jonathan.
May 20th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Dear Jeremy
Many thanks for our Slate house sign which you recently made for us. We are very plaesed with it.
My parents are also very pleased with the house sign you made for them last year.
Many thanks again.
Jonathan & Jennie
May 28th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Hi Jeremy,
the plaque arrived today in good condition (extremely well wrapped – thank you) and I’m very satisfied with it.
Thanks also for all the e-mails to make sure it ended up being what I was looking for.
Best regards, and I hope the business does well in the future. I would certainly recommend you to a friend.
Jon
June 10th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Hi Jeremy,
Thank you for doing such a fantastic job on the memorial stone you made for my late Father, we are all really pleased with every aspect of it.
Thanks for all the quick corresponence as well.
First class service.
Regards
Rick
July 11th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Hi Jeremy
Just wanted to say that our stone that we picked up from you today ‘Dorothy’s garden’ is beautiful thank you.
Here is a picture of it in place in the garden we are making in memory of our dear mum.
Thank you so much for doing this in a tight timescale too.
Best regards
Lesley Whayman & Annette de la Nougerede
July 15th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Hi Jeremy,
The house name plaque you made for us is absolutely fantastic. The style and quality are perfect – head and shoulders above anything else that we came across in our lengthy search for the right type of thing for our house.
We cant recommend you highly enough!
Many, many thanks
Darren and Theresa Manuel
July 19th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
This is just to say a huge thank you for the time spent creating the stone memorial to our son Adrian who died aged 27. Not only is the finished stone beautifully crafted but the time and patience shown by you was such a comfort and allowed us to get exactly the right thing without once ever feeling under any pressure to make a purchase or make a decision. If anyone is looking to create a memorial stone for a loved one, I cannot recommend this firm highly enough. I promise you – you will not be disappointed. So, thank you Jeremy for making what could have been a daunting task a huge pleasure. The stone you made for us will go with us for the rest of our lives.
With our thanks and very best wishes
Kay
July 21st, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Hi Jeremy,
Just to let you know that I received delivery of Misty’s memorial stone yesterday – a whole week earlier than I was expecting so an added bonus! I really cannot thank you enough, it is a wonderful piece of craftsmanship and means a great deal to me as my Misty was very special to me. It is absolutely beautiful and I am delighted with it so again,very many thanks.
Kind regards,
Linda
July 24th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Hi Jeremy
I said that I would send you a picture of the memorial stone you engraved in memory of our daughter. It is attached and I hope you agree it looks really good in situ.
Thanks again.
Regards,
Alison
July 26th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Thankyou so much for all of your much needed help you gave us when faced with such a difficult task. My stepson Lee passed away in April this year, aged 26,and it was so very difficult to find a stone that would help us complete the tribute he deserved, he was and remains so very special and you dont know how much you have helped us. Your patience and understanding was amazing; you were a pleasure to deal with, thankyou again so very much…
September 11th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Hi Jeremy
As promised here’s a photo of the stone in situ. We finally had the ‘ceremony’ last week.
All went well, the stone was much admired and already it has become a focus for all the tenants that Brian assisted over the years.
Thanks once again
Maggie
September 21st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Thanks Jeremy for dealing so efficiently with my last minute request for a garden stone for my husband’s birthday. Not only was it beautifully engraved, but delivered within five days of me placing the order. Such a unique present and fabulous service. Very many thanks.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:28 am
Thank you again for your help and craftsmanship on this stone for my father.
We had a remembrance ceremony for him in July and I thought I would send a
photo of the final location for you. This is in Northern Ontario on Lake
Penache.
All the best-
Jason
October 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hi Jeremy
Mum is delighted with the sign for her new home – she had it in the back of the car before we put it up so she could show it to everyone she knew! It’s beautifully finished – you should be proud of yourself – it’s a quality product, and it arrived well ahead of schedule.
Thanks again
October 20th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Hello Jeremy, Many thanks for the lovely pet memorial. It arrived safely and it is just lovely. All the family are delighted. Thank you for your patience when designing the mock up.
Best wishes,
Virginia
October 21st, 2009 at 12:19 pm
We were delighted with our house sign which arrived safely and very robustly packaged this morning. It is even better than we envisaged and will look perfect and the end of our lane.
Many thanks
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:25 am
Hi Jeremy,
Many thanks for the memorial stone for our cat, Fluffy. We feel the memorial stone is perfect and the children are very pleased. It is such an approriate way to remmember Fluffy by. The stone looks exactly as we thought. We will certainly recommend you, and cannot thank you enough.
Kindest regards,
The Yates family.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:21 am
We lost our faithful, loving corgi, Teddy, in February 2008. That was easily the worst day of our lives. The pain was intensely raw for weeks after. Once we had his ashes returned to us, we wanted a place in our garden for them, and a fitting memorial stone for our beloved dog.
We found Jeremy’s website, rusticstone.net, and liked what we saw. We emailed and telephoned Jeremy: we found him charming, sympathetic and infinitely patient. We ordered a stone, Jeremy sent us a photo, we liked it, confirmed our order and awaited delivery. The parcel arrived, beautifully wrapped, but to our concern the plaque wasn’t quite right. It was nobody’s fault, but we agonised for days – should we contact Jeremy? In the end, we did. Again he was nothing but charming, sympathetic and infinitely patient. We talked and agreed a solution.
A second stone duly arrived. And it is perfect! I’m writing this in November 2009. We still haven’t been able to put Teddy’s ashes to rest, but his memorial stone is beautiful and will serve its purpose magnificently when the time comes. I’m guessing Jeremy spends much of his time talking to emotionally-charged clients who have suffered deep distress. Be assured – with Jeremy of rusticstone.net, you are in safe hands.
December 18th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Tabatha, my loving puss cat for 18.5 years passed away recently. We have a corner in the garden where in the spring I will add to the heather’s already planted there above her. I want to make a very pretty rockery as she was such a pretty girl and I also wanted a special ‘rock’ and I found it. Thank you Jeremy, it’s wonderful even with a fall of snow on it
January 9th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Dear Jeremy
I just wanted to say thank you for your prompt service regarding the house sign which I gave to my Dad for his christmas. He was delighted with it and it was quite amusing watching him unwrap all the bubble wrap!
Thanks again.
Lucy
January 30th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Hi Jeremy
Many thanks for our wonderful house sign. The delivery driver had a job finding us, as we didn’t have a house sign up!! Thought it was hilarious that he was delivering our new one!
Your help & patience was first class. Thank you.
Sue & Clinton Smith
February 16th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Hi
Just to say we are so pleased with Oscar’s stone. He was a special cat mown down by a hit and run vehicle and crawled home to us. Feel a little tearful but happy when I see stone everyday. Lit a candle beside it too!Thank you so much from the Goodwin family. Would recommend your service to anyone unsure.
February 25th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Hi Jeremy
Thanks for the signs that arrived today, they are simply awesome and superb quality.
Image attached, hope this is okay.
Thanks again, your work is excellent!
Regards
Lee
February 25th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Hi Jeremy,
Received the memorial slate today for my brother John.
I am absolutely delighted with it, it is just perfect and I would not hesitate to recommend you to family and friends.
Thanks again I am so pleased
Cheers
Theresa