Scott’s Terra Nova hut at Cape Evans in Antarctica has a history rich in both triumph and tragedy.
The interior of Terra Nova hut Photo: Lizzie Meek / Antarctic Heritage Trust
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The hut and more than 11,000 artefacts left behind by expeditions of Scott and Shackleton still remain today. Stepping inside, the hut seems, as Sir David Attenborough described, frozen in time.
But that is only due to the extensive conservation work undertaken by New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust. In 2007 the trust began a seven year journey to conserve the wooden hut and the artefacts left behind.
From the building itself, to each tin of preserved food left behind, to the equipment and chemicals in the science lab and dark room, the conservation work was painstaking in its detail. Every artefact was documented, cared for and, where possible, placed back in the hut.
In the Antarctic's Heritage Trust podcast Frozen in Time: Scott's Antarctic Legacy the trust’s Chief Operations Officer, Francesca Eathorne, visits the hut and speaks to the conservation experts about their work.
Listen to this week's episode to hear an edit of this podcast.
Francesca Eathorne and Al Fastier inside the hut. Photo: Antarctic Heritage Trust
You can hear the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s full podcast, explore photos of the hut and artefacts and hear additional audio at https://nzaht.org/frozen-in-time/.
