Memorial University DAI: Lamswood Root Cellar, Hatch Entrance, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips

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Lamswood Root Cellar, Hatch Entrance, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips

Lamswood Root Cellar, Hatch Entrance, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips


Descriptive Title	Lamswood Root Cellar, Hatch Entrance, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
Category	Migration/settlement Objects
Topic	Architecture, building and construction Buildings Outbuildings Root cellars
Description	Root cellar owned by Bill Lamswood on St. Thomas' Line, Portugal Cove -St. Phillips. The cellars is located in the barn and enter through a hatch entrance. It is roughly 2.5m x 4m. It has built in pounds and is used even today for the storage of potatoes, carrots, turnip, and cabbage. It was built in the 1850's by Richard squires. The cellar has been in continuous use since it was built and only undergone minor renovations. These renovations included a small extension, and adding concrete to the stone walls in 1956. The barn above the cellar is used for miscellaneous garden and household storage. Barn has a second floor which at one time was used to store hay. Hatch is made of chicken wire which serves as the only ventilation. Originally it had a wooden chimney like structure that went through the two stories of the barn for ventilation.
Date	2011-07-12
Collector	Pomeroy, Julie
Location Depicted/Discussed	Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
Recording Location	Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
Format	Image/jpeg
Type	Still Image
Resource Type	Photograph
Language	Eng
Collection	Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Knowledge and Practices concerning Nature and the Universe
CONTENTdm file name	490.jp2

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