Are these military Nissen type huts

17 Feb 2017 12:05 #1 by WILLIAMARNOLD
Are these military Nissen type huts was created by WILLIAMARNOLD

These two Nissen style huts are at the back of the old Brico works, Lockhurst lane Coventry and i mention them in the Radford Aerodrome Post. when I did not have a camera. I do not think they are connected to the WW1 Aerodrome but their War Department appearance has me puzzled as to what they may have been used for . Has any one any suggestions

Long ago and far away

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25 Feb 2017 22:13 - 25 Feb 2017 22:19 #2 by David Thompson
Replied by David Thompson on topic Are these military Nissen type huts
I would say yes ! This Nissen hut is at Craster in Northumberland and I've always associated it with the nearby coastal radar station just above the village but I suppose it could have been any local military unit ?





Edit ; a quick look in the book 'British Military Airfield Architecture' by Paul Francis , and in need of a reprint , suggests these to be 24 feet span Nissen huts which were similar in design to the 16 feet span ones but with the addition of dormer windows . Result !

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