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Nissen hut

Nissen hut

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Sep 25, 2026

Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:02
And they were run by a lady, Mrs. Bristair.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:06
In the hostels, you had tiny little compartments all the way along the Nissen Hut.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:13
I can't remember how many people had above 16 in the Nissen Hut.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:16
But you had your own privacy.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:18
You got a little bed on one side and a cupboard, and you had your own window.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:23
It was absolutely gorgeous.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:25
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.
Mary KenyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:32
Each Nissen hut was looked after by, supposedly, see, all these ladies were fiercely old, probably 39 or 40.

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