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Alan Emery

Alan Walter Emery
Andrew Groves
Alan moved to the Isle of Wight with his family in 1946 to manage 750 acres at Yaverland Manor Farm, where he remained for 31 years. It was a predominantly a dairy farm, with sheep and plenty of arable land. Alan was responsible for mechanising the farm over the years, but upon retiring in 1985 went onto other work on the Island.

Family life

Born: 1925
Near Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire

Working life

Yaverland Manor Farm – 1954-1985 Managing entire farm

Full interview

Conducted: Lisa Kerley in May 2017
https://archive.org/download/AlanEmeryMay2017LisaKerleyFarmingMemories/alan_emery_may2017_lisa_kerley_farming_memories.mp3

Read the interview transcript

Alan Emery on 12th May 2017 by Lisa Kerley: Full trans...

Alan Emery's audio clips​

- Combine Harvester 1983
Alan Emery on Combine
The Gilten Market - H Biles at the rear
Alan Emery on Gilten Market
Alan Emery - Tractors
Alan Emery on Tractors
A lamb suckling a cow
Alan Emery on Sheep
Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s
Alan Emery on Milk
Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard
Alan Emery on Milk
Alan Emery - Tractors
Alan Emery on Harvesting with a combine
Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard
Alan Emery on a bumper Harvest
Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath
Alan Emery on Haymaking
Alan Emery - Mother and calf
Alan Emery on Wartime
Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s
Alan Emery on Newport Market
Alan Emery portrait by Julian Winslow

Alan Emery's photos

Alan Emery - Tractors
David Brown tractors and grain drying plant
Collection: Alan Emery Copyright: From a private collection Date taken: 1970s Keyword: Grain, Tractor
Yaverland Manor House
Yaverland Manor House
Collection: Alan Emery Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Yaverland Manor House Keyword: Farmstead
Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard
Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard
Collection: Alan Emery Copyright: From a private collection Keyword: Milk, Tractor, Transport, Farmstead
Alan Emery - Mother and calf
Mother and calf
Collection: Alan Emery Copyright: From a private collection Keyword: Cow, Calf, Calves
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