Romney hut

The Romney hut is a prefabricated steel structure used by the British military, developed during World War II to supersede the Iris hut.

However, the Iris hut had a major design flaw: it was unable to resist the weight of snow lying on the roof and had a tendency to collapse after snowfalls.

[2] The hut was used to accommodate facilities for which abnormal roof spans were required.

[3] On some airfields, two or more Romney or Iris huts would be erected to accommodate large stores and workshops, or occasionally used as aircraft hangars.

[4] It was invented by Lt Col Edgar Frank Brawn of the Royal Engineers.