Sir Robert Banastre bought Passenham Manor in 1624 and undertook a period of refurbishment of the church from which fixings and fittings still exist today.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Tuesday, 13th October 2026
When the paintings were whitewashed over in the 1770s, they were thus protected from further damage for the next 200 years.
Friends of St Guthlac’s Church, Passenham
We ask how this story would have been understood by the Faithful of the time, and also consider what the work means to us today.
Friends of St Guthlac’s Church, Passenham
We will examine the life and character of the man and discuss the influence of those who helped him realise his ‘beautification’ of St Guthlac’s.
Friends of St Guthlac’s Church, Passenham
Between 1626 and 1628 Passenham Church was turned into a model for an elite religious movement inspired by the new King, Charles I.
Friends of St Guthlac’s Church, Passenham
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