Upper Island Cove Root Cellar 4, shed and mound

Collapsing root cellar located on Greens Rd. in Upper Island Cove. Originally owned by William Mercer (1868-1925) and wife Sueanna. It was passed to their son Leander Mercer (1916-2003), and then to Leander’s son Howard Mercer (1933-2004) and his wife Ruby, who currently owns the cellar. Approximate...

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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/484
Description
Summary:Collapsing root cellar located on Greens Rd. in Upper Island Cove. Originally owned by William Mercer (1868-1925) and wife Sueanna. It was passed to their son Leander Mercer (1916-2003), and then to Leander’s son Howard Mercer (1933-2004) and his wife Ruby, who currently owns the cellar. Approximate dimension of the cellar are 2.5 m x 3 m. It was originally constructed with rock and renovated to include concrete interior.

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