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When I visited Sturminster Newton, in March 2022, I was fortunate to be able to speak to the British Legion hall caretaker/manager, who kindly showed me around. The obvious candidate for the original ‘Hut’ is the building standing at right angles at the rear of the main hall, which is the earliest part of the current structure. The central section of the hall was a former military building that was brought onto the site after the Second World War, and could well have been nicknamed ‘The Hut’ as the film shows continued until around 1967. The brick building that fronts onto the road is a more recent addition.