World War 2 Nissen hut in Essex now on sale as five-bed home

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 in Essex has been converted into a private home which 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.

Bi-folding doors extend on to a terrace with views across the countryside.

Karl Manning, the agent handling the property on behalf of Savills, said: "It's certainly a unique building.

"You look at the outside of it and you feel like it just shouldn't really work as a home.

"But when you go inside, the curved back wall, which has been converted in the style of how it would have looked originally, is really quite impressive.

"It's kept its original shape, structure and footprint, too."

Karl said the Nissen hut, along with two other counterparts beside it, were converted two or three years ago.

The three huts sit just seven miles from the former RAF Great Dunmow airfield, which was in use from 1943-1948.

Karl added: "These huts were formerly used as lodgings for service personnel, and then after the war a lot of them became used for storage.

"But because of the size of these three huts, they were converted about two or three years ago.

"The other two huts are also currently lived in."

Karl said the property has been on the market for around three weeks - and there has already been significant interest in it.

The Savills website reads: "The property is approached over a substantial shingle drive opening to a natural stone terrace.

"A path continues along the side of the building leading to the principal entrance.

"The gardens and paddocks are predominantly located to the west of the property, laid to lawn, providing a blank canvas and offering an ideal situation for equestrian or other outdoor interests. "

RAF Great Dunmow was designed as bomber airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces' Eighth and Ninth Air Forces.

Its B-24 and B-17 bombers were used in strategic bombing raids across France and Germany from 1943.