A former Second World War airfield hangar which has been transformed into a luxury home has gone on the market for £1.4m. The property was one of thousands of Nissen huts built in Britain during the war using pre-fabricated sections and with distinctive curved roofs clad with corrugated sheets. Many were abandoned or used as storage by farmers. But one hangar in Essex has been converted into a private home which is boasts 2.3 acres of gardens. It has been converted into a two-storey, five-bedroom property, with a lift to the upper floor and two bedrooms. The property, being sold through upmarket estates agents Savills, boasts a large open plan kitchen downstairs with three further bedrooms.
Former WWII airfield hangar converted into five-bed luxury home goes on sale for £1.45m
Apr 9 2021, 9:35 ET
A FORMER World War II airfield hanger that was converted into a five-bed luxury home has been put up for sale.
The historical property, located in Dunmow, Essex, has gone on the market for a staggering £1.45million.
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The WWII hanger was converted into a luxury five-bedroom homeCredit: SWNS
The hanger was one of the thousands of Nissen huts erected in the UK during war-time using pre-fabricated sections and with distinctive curved roofs clad with corrugated sheets.
Many were abandoned or used as storage by farmers.
Flightmove! WWII RAF Nissen hut goes on the market for £1.4m after being transformed into luxury five-bed home
A former WWII Nissen hut has been transformed into a five-bed luxury home, on the market for £1.4million
The hut, seven miles from a former RAF station in Dunmow, in Essex, was used to house service personnel
It is one of three surviving Nissen huts on the grounds of a Georgian house and was used for storage after war
Dorset s lost and abandoned RAF bases where pilots never returned
DESPITE not having an airbase in Dorset any longer, at one point in history the county had numerous RAF stations to be proud of. We no longer have any military air bases in use in Dorset but once upon a time the county had a hub of Royal Air Force stations. Over the years the county s RAF bases have closed and become abandoned or forgotten for numerous reasons, from being no longer needed after the war to simply changing location. Here are some of Dorset s forgotten RAF stations:
RAF Christchurch