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Other structures of interest in Creamery Square. The Ice house20th Century. 1930 -1990
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:North Shore Archives
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As mentioned earlier the Ice House was one of the original buildings associated with the Creamery.It was built to the east of the Creamery and was important in the early days when there was no refrigeration but large quantities of ice cold water was needed in the butter making process. Large blocks of ice were cut from local lakes and transported to the Ice House,
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Cutting ice20th Century. 1940 -1960's?
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:North Shore Archives
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Cutting ice on a local lake - this involved sawing the ice into large blocks that could be floated up to a truck on to which it was originally hauled by hand; this was hard, heavy work and later a ramp was used as seen here.5
Unloading ice and filling the ice house20th Century 1960's
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:North Shore Archives
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By the 1950's a conveyor belt was used to shift the heavy ice blocks from the truck to the actual storage area - this speeded up the process considerably.People from the village could come and collect ice for their home ice boxes.
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Interior of Ice House20th Century 1960's
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:North Shore Archives
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Once in the Ice House the blocks were stored in layers of sawdust and straw. When needed a block was dumped in a concrete tank set in the ground to the side of the Ice house and the melt water conveyed by undeground pipe to the Creamery.Eventually two refrigerated rooms were installed on the ground floor of the Creamery, and here butter could be stored until loaded on to trucks and delivered round the Province
With the installation of refrigerator rooms, the Ice House became obsolete and by 2006, was full of junk lumber and waste materials. However it was at one time considered as a home for the Brule Fossil Interpretation Centre. This did not come about, and just as well as it seems much of the rain water from the main road flows down the hill and concentrates around the building, causing potential problems.
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Foundations21st Century 2009
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:Creamery Square Association
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The decision was made to turn the Ice House into the foyer of the proposed, re-named Centre for the Arts. . The Stilts building had already moved to the upper parking lot, so that site was prepared and the new foundations laid.The other shed in the picture was torn down.
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A close squeeze21st Century 2009
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:Creamery Square Association
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The moving of the Ice House, was an exciting time - with only inches to spare between the Creamery and the Farmers' Market as the building was negotiated to its new position.13
Getting there21st Century 2009
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Canada
Credits:Creamery Square Association
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With extreme skill and precision the Ice House was lowered gently on to its new foundations |
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