What does the inside of Shackleton s hut at Cape Royds look like?
Brian Williams, Camden, London The Cape Royds hut, which measures 6m by 7m, was built in London before being transported to Antarctica and erected in 1908. It was named after Lieutenant Charles Royds, the meteorologist of the Discovery expedition. Cape Royds The hut contains literally thousands of artefacts associated with Shackleton s British Antarctic (Nimrod) Expedition 1907-9. Clothing, sledges, thousands of tins of food and other polar exploration related equipment.
