St Stephen: Early English chapel consecrated in 1218 by Archbishop Stephen Langton on site of martyrdom of St Edmund in 855
St Stephen: from the south; used as a barn until reconsecrated in 1940; single celled building with thatched roof; single lancet windows
St Stephen: triple lancet east window; consecration crosses on walls; de Vere tombs moved from Earls Colne Priory in 1935
St Stephen: effigy of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (d.1296) over later tomb of c.1340; cross legged with boar at feet
St Stephen: Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (d.1296); fought for Simon de Montfort in Baron's war
St Stephen: tomb under effigy of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (d.1296) of later date, c.1340; cusped & crocketed ogee arches
St Stephen: Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (d.1371) on alabaster tomb with canopied niches
St Stephen: Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (d.1371) with star of Oxford on jupon; took part in French wars from 1369
St Stephen: cloaked weepers from the tomb of Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford, 1371 under nodding ogee arches
St Stephen: tomb of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (d.1417) & wife Alice Sergeaux; angels holding shields
St Stephen: effigies of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (d.1417) & wife Alice Sergeaux
St Stephen: Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (d.1417); commander at Agincourt with Lancastrian SS collar & star of Oxford
St Stephen: Alice Sergeaux of Cornwall (d.1452), wife of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (d.1417); horned headdress, pillow supported by angels
St Stephen: dog with bell collar at skirts of Alice Sergeaux, 1417
Entry Name: Chapel of St Stephen
Listing Date: 10 January 1953
Last Amended: 9 February 1978
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1351742
English Heritage Legacy ID: 277870
ID on this website: 101351742
Location: Bures Green, Babergh, Suffolk, CO8
County: Suffolk
District: Babergh
Civil Parish: Bures St. Mary
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Bures St Mary
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich