Thesaurus Term/Concept: NISSEN HUT

Identifier	140696
Class	DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
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	MEX1031425 Second World War 'Diver' Site No. K12, Coles Lane (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX1049722 Second World War ammunition shelter, south west of church, Thorpe-le-Soken (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX1051023 Second World War Nissen huts at Pound Farm, Shalford Road, Rayne (Building)
Monument Type	MEX1031532 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Site No. K3, Old Moze Hall, Beaumont-cum-Moze (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX1052297 Site of Second World War Chain Home Low Station CHL23A, the Naze (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX1039595 Site of Second World War Dispersed Site No. 1 (WAAF), Bradwell Bay Airfield, Bacons Chase (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX1036090 World War Two Buildings on Rochford Airfield (Monument)