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Stage Three: French’s Cove Restoration

The third stage of restoring the hillside root cellar involved building the entire wooden shed structure. This included the wooden wall below the peak of the roof, building […]

Stage Two: French’s Cove Restoration

The second stage of restoring French’s Cove Root Cellar involved beginning the construction of the rest of the cellar structure. In this case, the construction involved creating the […]

Stage One: French’s Cove Restoration

Stage One of restoring root cellars typically involves assessing the foundations of the cellar. This hillside cellar has a foundation of stacked stones that were originally in ruins […]

Harbour Grace Root Cellar

Exterior of the Harbour Grace Root Cellar. The cellar is constructed out of stacked stone and concrete and is no longer in use.

Late 18th Century Cellar, Ferryland, Newfoundland

Late eighteenth century cellar found through archaeological excavations in 2017 at the Colony of Avalon site in Ferryland, Newfoundland. Originally, the cellar appears to have been dug into […]

Ducey’s Root Cellar, Keels, Newfoundland

Owned by John and Phonse Ducey, this concrete above ground root cellar was built in the early 1950s and features a unique wooden braced exterior wall which holds […]

Spence Root Cellar

The Spence Root Cellar in Brigus, Newfoundland, is owned by Marcia Spence. The cellar was originally built in the mid-1800s by Sandy Roberts and was used to store […]

Griffiths Root Cellar

Griffiths Root Cellar is located in Ship Harbour, Newfoundland. Built in 1950, the cellar is owned by the son of Pat Griffiths, and is no longer in use […]

English Root Cellar Hatch Entrance Ladder

The hatch entrance and ladder of the English Root Cellar.

English Root Cellar Hatch Door

Hatch entrance into the cellar. The hatch door is incorporated into the shed floor.

English Root Cellar Interior

The interior of the shed structure of English Root Cellar, located in Colliers, Newfoundland. Pictured is the hatch door that appears to be incorporated into the floor boards. […]

English Root Cellar Exterior

Owned by the English Family in Colliers, Newfoundland, the English root cellar was built in the late 1800s or early 1900s by Richard Skanes, the original property owner. […]