Upper Island Cove Root Cellar 5, shed and mound

Former root cellar located in Upper Island Cove owned by Harold Coombes (1921-2004). Date of construction is unknown. Stone foundation with mound built around cellar. Entrance was through hatch in shed constructed on top. Prior to being filled in with dirt in the 1970s, the cellar was divided into p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Braye, Crystal, Crane, Nathan, Crane, May
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Objects
Architecture
building and construction
Buildings
Outbuildings
Root cellars
Newfoundland
Upper Island
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/442
Description
Summary:Former root cellar located in Upper Island Cove owned by Harold Coombes (1921-2004). Date of construction is unknown. Stone foundation with mound built around cellar. Entrance was through hatch in shed constructed on top. Prior to being filled in with dirt in the 1970s, the cellar was divided into pounds and used to store vegetables, primarily potatoes, grown on the property.

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