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The last remaining Nissen hut on a Suffolk airfield has been restored and is now available to rent at a cost of £10,000 a year. Made from corrugated steel, the hut can be found on the old Sudbury airfield, which was used during World War Two. Bought by Donald Steed in 1941, the land was originally farmland before being requisitioned by the United States Air Force the following year. During the war there were 25 to 30 of the Nissen huts on the site, which could each sleep about 14 people The huts were used as accommodation for American airmen based at RAF Sudbury. When the war was over the Niss…

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