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J3471 : Nissen-type hut, Belfast

near to Stranmillis, Windsor, Beal Feirste, Rosetta and Ballynafeigh, Ireland

Nissen-type hut, Belfast

A genuine Nissen hut is a prefabricated building of corrugated steel, in the shape of a half cylinder, used especially by military personnel as a shelter. Named after Peter Norman Nissen (1871-1930) an army officer and mining engineer. The standard size was (apparently) 140X24X12ft. This one, deep in the bushes and partly-overgrown with ivy, is between the Lockview Road and the Boat Club at Stranmillis. (Note: the Google map shows a non-existent stretch of water).

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Grid Square: J3471, 29 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Aubrey Dale (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Tuesday, 30 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 30 June, 2009
Category: Huts (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 340 710 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:34.1926N 5:55.6815W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 340 710
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)