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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Monument Type MCH25742 Prisoner of War Camp at Toft Hall (Monument)
Monument Type MCH10809 RAF Poulton Dispersed Site (Monument)
Monument Type MCH23950 Site of Second World War Prisoner of War Camp, Lordship Lane, Helsby Marsh (Monument)