Nissen Collection

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps erect Nissen Huts
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - erecting Nissen Huts in preparation for the arrival of the main body of the army - the caption notes that many men in the pioneer Corps fought in

WW1 - Pekin Camp, Camp for Chinese Labour Corps, Mont Kemmel
WW1 - Pekin Camp - Camp for The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front. The camp was near The Kemmelberg (also known as Kemmel Hill or Mont Kemmel), Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium

An action at Bucquoy, Western Front 1918
The Great Battle on the Western Front: open warfare - an action at Bucquoy, a village on the Arras-Albert road. Stand by British infantry at Bucquoy

Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen, Nissen hut inventor
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen(1873-1930), mining engineer, and inventor of the Nissen hut, and the Nissen stamp for crushing gold ores

Stockheath Boys Club
The Nissen huts which form the Stockheath Boys Club and Youth Centre, near Havant, Hampshire, England. Date: 1950s

Scotland, Shetland Isles - Castle at Scalloway
The ruins of the Castle at Scalloway, Scotland - Shetland Isles

The Padre and his old church
A British Artillery chaplain during the Somme advance of 1918 surveys the ruins of a Nissen hut which once served as a makeshift church in 1916

Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall
Prince Albert stopping by the Norway stand at the Educational Exhibition, held at St. Martins Hall in July 1854. 1854

Scene inside a British Restaurant, one of a number of communal restaurants during the Second World War providing a cooked meal, with dessert and a cup of tea, for around the cost of 1s.2d

Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen Street, Holborn, London, 1811. View with figures and a horse-drawn coach in the street

Charles Farrell (1901-1990) and Greta Nissen (1906-1988), 20th century. Farrell was an American actor who is perhaps best known for his on-screen romance wih Janet Gaynor

Constanze Mozart, 1783. Born Constanze Weber (1763-1842), she married Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart in 1783

Picture No. 10863247
Corrugated iron shed. Recycled WW2 Nissen hut. The igloo (nissen hut) was bought at an army disposal sale in Darwin after WW2, transported to ount Isa and resold to AJ Power in the early.1950s

Mozart working on the overture for Don Giovanni, 1787, (1906). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote the overture on the night of 28 October 1787 ready for its first performance at the National

Sile, Istanbul, Turkey - Military Compound (2/2). Date: 1920

Temporary Housing at Geluwe, Belgium - after WW1
Temporary accomodation for the occupants of Geluwe, a town in the West Flanders province of Belgium (just north-west of Menen/Menin) after the devastation of WW1. circa 1919

Cover of Dance Magazine October 1926
Featuring Greta Nissen Date: 1926

Nissen Huts, Fawley, Hampshire
Nissen Huts, Fawley, Southampton, near Hythe, Hampshire, England. Date: 1940s

Weatherproof winter field-barracks: snowy Nissen huts, 1917
Providing efficient shelter against snow and icy winds: Nissen huts at the British front, 1917. Date: 1917

Erecting a Nissen hut in the snow, 1917
Buildings on the British front: putting up a Nissen hut in the snow, 1917. Devised by Major Peter Norman Nissen of the 29th Company Royal Engineers of the British Army in April 1916

Queen Mary inspects a Nissen hut, 1917
Queen Mary leaving a Nissen hut after inspecting it, somewhere along the lines of communication near the Front during World War One. Note the royal arms fixed to the bonnet of the car. Date: 1917

Soldiers writing, reading and relaxing in a Nissen hut. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Nissen hut camp, Western Front, WW1
Scene at a British Nissen hut camp in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Building Nissen huts for troops, Western Front, WW1
British men building Nissen huts for use by troops, on the Western Front during World War One. The semi-cylindrical Nissen hut was invented by Major Peter Norman Nissen in 1916. Date: circa 1916

Row of Nissen huts at a rest camp, Western Front, WW1
A row of Nissen huts at a rest camp on the Western Front during World War One. The semi-cylindrical Nissen hut was invented by Major Peter Norman Nissen in 1916. Date: circa 1916

Greta Nissen (1906 1988), Norwegian-born American film and stage actress. Performing in Globe Theatre, New York, in Ziegfeld, as Mademoiselle Bluebeard. Date: 1926

Georg Nikolaus Nissen
GEORG NIKOLAUS NISSEN who married Mozarts widow Konstanze in 1809 and collected the materials for the first biography of her husband. Date: 1761 - 1826

Jolly lady and her bouncy pet dog
A jolly lady and her bouncy pet dog having some laughs and quite a few japes outside what appears to be a temporary military building (a Nissen hut, barracks or mess hall)

British Prisoners - Dardanelles - WW1
British Prisoners captured by Turkish forces during the Dardanelles Campaign. A group of officers and privates seated on an open area in front of a group of Nissen huts

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During World War II, the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps played a crucial role in erecting Nissen Huts, temporary structures that provided shelter for soldiers. These huts were also used during an action at Bucquoy on the Western Front in 1918, offering protection and respite to weary troops. In more peaceful times, Nissen Huts found new purposes such as housing the Stockheath Boys Club or serving as accommodation at Pekin Camp for the Chinese Labour Corps during World War I. Even in remote locations like Scotland's Shetland Isles, they could be seen standing strong, like the castle at Scalloway. Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Norman Nissen deserves recognition as he was the inventor of these iconic huts. His ingenuity and vision provided countless soldiers with a safe haven amidst chaos and uncertainty. Nissen Huts have witnessed diverse scenes throughout history - from Constanze Mozart attending a conversazione of educational exhibition at St. Martins Hall in 1783 to Norwegian actress Greta Nissen captivating audiences with her talent on stage. These versatile structures even served practical purposes outside of war zones; they were scene inside British Restaurants, communal eateries established during difficult times. The Freemasons Tavern in Holborn, London became another place where people gathered under their sturdy roofs since its establishment back in 1811. But perhaps one of the most heartfelt moments occurred when a Padre found solace within his old church transformed into a Nissen Hut. It symbolized resilience and adaptation - qualities embodied by both these remarkable structures and those who sought refuge within them.