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The Twin Cellars, Elliston

The “Twin Cellars,” also known as the “Upstairs-Downstairs,” are hillside root cellars built in 1915 by Jim and Dan Goodland. These hillside cellars are constructed of a stacked […]

Traditional Root Cellar Interior Layout

Depiction of the interior vegetable storage space layout of a root cellar.

Jugglers Cove Root Cellar, Bay Roberts

The Jugglers Cove Root Cellar eight years after it was originally restored.

Stage Seven: Jugglers Cove Restoration

The final stage of this restoration was tidying up the external appearance of the cellar. This included painting the exterior of the shed and the shed door bright […]

Stage Six: Jugglers Cove Restoration

The second last step in this cellar restoration was to fully complete the construction of the wooden shed. At this point, the walls are finished, the clapboard siding […]

Stage Five: Jugglers Cove Restoration

The fifth stage in this restoration was completing the structural foundations for the shed. This included the walls and building the entire roof.

Stage Four: Jugglers Cove Restoration

After the floor is complete, the next step in restoring Jugglers Cove Root Cellar was to begin constructing the walls of the wooden shed.

Stage Three: Jugglers Cove 3 Restoration

Stage three included completing the construction of the wooden floor. The hatch door entrance is also completed during this step. It is located roughly in the middle of […]

Stage Two: Jugglers Cove Restoration

The second step to this root cellar restoration was to construct the ceiling of the root cellar and the floor of the wooden shed top house. The floor […]

Stage One: Jugglers Cove Restoration

The Jugglers Cove Root Cellar restoration project is an example of restoring a hatch and shed cellar. The first stage of restorations involved assessing the root cellars foundations. […]

French’s Cove Root Cellar, Bay Roberts

French’s Cove Root Cellar eight years after restorations were completed.

Stage Four: French’s Cove Restoration

The fourth and final stage to the restorations on French’s Cove Root Cellar is to complete the finishing touches on the appearance of the root cellar. The previous […]