Thesaurus Term/Concept: NISSEN HUT

Identifier 97128
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A prefabricated structure of a steel frame clad in corrugated iron. Semi-circular in section they were used as accommodation for the armed forces and, during WWII, as emergency housing for bombed out civilians. Also used for storage.

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Context Record
Monument Type MNT28872 Extant Nissen Hut (Within High Wood) associated with Ossington Airfield (Building)
Monument Type MNT28870 Extant Nissen Hut 16m NE of High Wood, associated with Ossington Airfield (Building)
Monument Type MNT28843 Relocated Nissen Hut 230m NE of High Wood, associated with Ossington Airfield (Building)
Monument Type MNT28873 Remains of WW2 Building Base 80m N of High Wood in copse, associated with Ossington Airfield (Building)
Monument Type MNT28871 WW2 Building Base (Probably for dismantled Nissen Hut) 50m N of High Wood, associated with Ossington Airfield (Building)