To step into Harmondsworth Barn is not just to enter a space so glorious that it was lauded as the ‘cathedral of Middlesex’ by Sir John Betjeman. It is also to experience a remarkably intact medieval interior. Among majestic oak trusses are opportunities to admire medieval technology that has weathered the centuries unaltered. After being rescued from neglect in 2014, though, the barn is facing an uncertain future once more. We tell its story. Shipwrecks are another place where unexpected insights into past technology can be gained. In our cover story we explore a case in point: the Swan, a
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South Newington church is famous for it's wonderful collection of medieval paintings including a rare Martyrdom of St. Thomas a Becket and a courtly Virgin and child painted using the unusual medium of oil on plaster.These intricate paintings are the work of a Master and have been dated to the 1330s. There is also a graceful St Margaret and the dragon and above the north arcade of the nave is a somewhat more primitive late15th century series of images from the Passion. Beyond these treasures South Newington is an attractive church with a wonderful Perpendicular facade and an elegant embattled porch. The church It lies five miles south-west of Banbury in Oxfordshire. www.bwthornton.co.uk
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