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Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’

TradeNews USA cash-and-futures note (2026-08-23): Six hundred years after it was built, England’s largest surviving medieval timber-framed barn could now be “shaken to pieces” by aircraft vibrations,… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

August 22, 2026 9:56 PM ET · The Guardian

Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’

Six hundred years after it was built, England’s largest surviving medieval timber-framed barn could now be “shaken to pieces” by aircraft vibrations, campaigners warn.

The public has until 1 September to submit objections to the Heathrow airport expansion, which could threaten the survival of the New Barn at Harmondsworth, considered a remarkable example of medieval architecture.