Memorial University DAI: Harbour Grace root cellar 2, interior, back, Habour Grace, Newfoundland

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Harbour Grace root cellar 2, interior, back, Habour Grace, Newfoundland


Descriptive Title	Harbour Grace root cellar 2, interior, back, Habour Grace, Newfoundland
Category	Migration/settlement Objects
Topic	Architecture, building and construction Buildings Outbuildings Root cellars
Description	Root cellar owned by Shannon Ryan in Harbour Grace. Built in approximately 1940 by Lawrence Ryan and used to store vegetables grown in adjacent gardens until the 1950s. During the late 1950s and early 1960s the cellar was used for smoking pork and has not been used since. It is a sod and stone cellar with entrance through two doors that lead into cellar. The roof is supported with railroad irons that were acquired by builder's brother Bernard and father William, who were employed by railroad when the tracks were changed. The rails are covered in flat rocks, clay and sod. It has had problems with leaking. The interior of the cellar is 2.5 m x 4.2 m with a 2.5 m x 0.9 m entrance between exterior and interior doors. 1.7 m interior height. The exterior mound is approximately 7 m in diameter and 2.5 m tall at highest point.
Date	2011-08-25
Collector	Braye, Crystal Dinn, Ryan
Location Depicted/Discussed	Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—Harbour Grace
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	705.jp2

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