Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Ewelme, Oxfordshire

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Church of St Mary, Ewelme
St Mary: Perpendicular church rebuilt by William de la Pole, earl (later duke) of Suffolk & his wife Alice (nee Chaucer) from c.1432;
St Mary: c14 tower with 'Y' tracery bell openings
St Mary: nave looking east; unified interior with no chancel arch, began c.1432
St Mary: south arcade with plain shields in spandrels; roof rests on stone figure corbels
St Mary: chancel began c.1432; east window with panel tracery
St Mary: c15 font
St Mary: stone helmet with Roet arms & unicorn
St Mary: St John's chapel; walls diapered with sacred IHS symbols; tomb of Alice Chaucer
St Mary: St John's chapel roof; feather bodied angel with outspread wings
St Mary: tomb of Lady Alice Chaucer, Duchess of Suffolk, 1409- 1475; tomb chest with angels holding shields
St Mary: Lady Alice Chaucer, 1475; Order of the Garter on left arm; coronet, simple robes
St Mary: Lady Alice Chaucer, 1475; pillow supported by angels
St Mary: Lady Alice Chaucer, 1475; second effigy as an emaciated cadaver hidden behind a grille under the main tomb
St Mary: tomb chest of Thomas Chaucer & wife Matilda; 1434
St Mary: Thomas Chaucer & wife Matilda (Burghersh), 1434
St Mary: Thomas Chaucer, 1434
St Mary: Matilda, wife of Thomas Chaucer, 1434
St Mary: shield from the Chaucer tomb, 1434; Roet impaling Burghersh
St Mary: John Bradstone, 1458; rector in mass vestments
St Mary: Henry Morecote, 1467; rector in mass vestments
St Mary: palimpsest inscription of Henry Lee, 1494; cut from a Flemish canopy c.1370
St Mary: William Branwhait, 1498 (eng. c.1470), mass vestments
St Mary: Thomas Broke & wife Anne, 1518; Sergeant at Arms to Henry VIII
Ewelme Church - Tomb of Lady Alice Chaucer
Ewelme Church - Tomb of Lady Alice Chaucer - detail