Joyford Hill Nissen hut, Joyford
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Joyford Hill Nissen hut, Joyford
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 23 Nov 2014
Located opposite this http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4294459 gradient sign. First designed during the Great War (First World War), the Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure, made from a semi-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel. There was no standard design. Nissen huts were used extensively during the Second World War.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.813303
Longitude
-2.614568