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Walking round Wolverton you will see many original doors. Some of these have been spoilt by the 1960’s craze for boarding over the panels. It is easy to take the boarding off and reveal the original door. The Wolverton Society has produced a series of postcards showing some of our ‘best’ doors. The postcards are available in the library or local shops.
Sadly, over the years many people have fitted UPVC doors. If you are unlucky enough to have one, it is not too expensive to replace it with a suitable wooden door. Fitting a traditional door is the easiest and quickest way to improve the look of your home. Original doors are of solid wood with four panels defined by mouldings. Many doors are half glazed with stained or patterned glass. Modern doors with inset overlights, often called Carolina/colonial style doors, are not really suitable, but many DIY Stores stock reasonably priced standard 4 panel doors. Many original doors did have ‘overlights’, a window above the door to the height of the interior ceiling.
A few houses still have original divided outer doors of painted wood or an attachment for a door curtain to protect the front door paintwork from the sun.
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