
Nissen hut
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Search complete. 3 mentions across 1 episode found for "Nissen hut".
Sep 25, 2026
E195 - Bed and Board
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29:02Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And they were run by a lady, Mrs. Bristair.
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29:06Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In the hostels, you had tiny little compartments all the way along the Nissen Hut.
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29:13Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I can't remember how many people had above 16 in the Nissen Hut.
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29:16Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But you had your own privacy.
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29:18Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You got a little bed on one side and a cupboard, and you had your own window.
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29:23Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was absolutely gorgeous.
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29:25Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I can only tell you, that it was paradise living there after having lived where I was before, so I couldn't have been more happy.
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29:32Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Each Nissen hut was looked after by, supposedly, see, all these ladies were fiercely old, probably 39 or 40.