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| HER Number | MWB21740 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Nissen hut, Membury Airfield, north of Membury Camp - 24 foot span model |
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Summary
Unlisted Second World War prefabricated semi-circular building, one of few surviving elements of the wartime airfield
Monument Type(s):
- NISSEN HUT (Second World War - 1941 AD? to 1945 AD)
- STOREHOUSE (Cold War to Early 21st century - 1946 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full Description
A desk-based assessment of land at Membury airfield <1> identified two Nissen huts, part of the surviving elements of Membury Airfield’s Second World War infrastructure.
One at c SU 30235 75858 was described as being of 24 feet span while the other was a smaller 16ft span model. Both structures were in use as storage facilities, with the 16ft span model having some modern breeze block internal divisions, although they were both in a poor state of preservation <1>.
The hut is shown on the 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey mapping <2>, north of Membury Camp hillfort and can be identified in a 2003 <3> and 2010 air photograph <4>. It is also depicted on early 21st century OS mapping <5>, and is c 50 feet in length.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Cotswold Archaeology. 2013. Hadley Farm, near Membury Services, West Berkshire - Heritage Desk-Based Assessment. CA Report: 13379. 2017 WBC Network. Fig 5. [Unpublished document / SWB149278] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1981. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | GeoInformation Group. 08/04/2003. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2003 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. [Photograph / SWB146766] |
| <04> | 2010. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2010 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. [Photograph / SWB148137] |
| <05> | 2007-. OS Master Map (digital). Digital. Marked 14/09/2017. [Map / SWB147179] |
Related Monuments
| MWB15827 | Membury Airfield (World War II), Lambourn (Monument) |
| MWB21739 | Nissen hut, Membury Airfield, north of Membury Camp, Lambourn - 16 foot span model (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1575 | Hadley Farm, near Membury Services, West Berkshire - Heritage Desk-Based Assessment (Ref: CA Report: 13379) |
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