St Catherine’s Wolverton. A Georgian church of 1771 with
Victorian restoration, associated with Wolverton Park. The manor was in royal
ownership from Norman times until the 1200s, passing to the Fitz Herberts and
much later to the Duke of Wellington.
The Victorian restoration changed the windows quite radically which explains
why they don’t look at all Georgian. I’m guessing they were much more like the
louvred openings of the upper tower in character.
I’m not sure what to make of the “Dutch Gable” treatments, it would
help if we had a drawing or painting of the Georgian church as it was before
the renovation. I’m suspecting that at least the transept ends were modified in
the 19th century.
All in all it adds variety to my dataset. Some 17 churches modeled to a similar
level now I think. Just a small dent on the total number included on the map
sheets, but definitely a useful sample.
I am taking short walks to break up the day and guard
against sitting down and…