Nissen hut
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A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron placed over a steel and wood fram
Nissen huts, Cultybraggan Camp, close to Comrie, in west Perthshire
British troops erecting Nissen huts near Bazentin, November 1916
Members of the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps outside their Nissen hut billets in Rouen, France, 18 June 1918. Note the wartime censorship of the sign on the door.
An American version of the Nissen hut known as the Quonset being erected by Army engineers
Romney hut
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The Romney hut is a prefabricated steel structure used by the British military, developed during World War II to supersede the Iris hut.
Nissen hut
…its patent rights for wartime production during the Second World War (1939–45). Similar-shaped hut types were developed as well, notably the larger Romney hut in the UK and the Quonset hut in the United States. All types were mass-produced in the thousands. The Nissen hut was used for a wide range of functions…
Romney hut at the former RAF Tholthorpe (2012).
Romney hut near Eastoft, Lincolnshire, July 2007