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Summary

Unlisted row of Second World War Nissen Huts, some of which survive in the early 21st century

Monument Type(s):

• NISSEN HUT (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD?)
• AGRICULTURAL BUILDING? (Mid 20th century - Present - 1950 AD to 2007 AD)

Full Description

Eight Second World War Nissen Huts are shown on the Fifth Edition OS map of 1971 mostly around the eastern edge of a field at Limberlost Farm <1>. It is possible that they originally had a function related to nearby Greenham Common Airbase (MWB6570) or Limberlost Bomb Stores (MWB16502), but by the time of the OS Mastermap of 2011, only four remained <2>.

In 2020 a planning application was submitted to convert the southernmost of the surviving Nissen Huts from agricultural use to residential use <3>. Some Second World War prefabricated buildings such as Nissen huts were later used across West Berkshire for storage.

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