Andrew Groves
Andrew Brian Groves
Born and bred on the Island, Andrew’s family goes back as far as the 17th Century. Coming from a family of producers, his first job when leaving school was at Grove Farm at Adgestone. At 19 he moved into Langbridge Farm where he stayed for 11 years, moving onto Kern Farm at Alverstone, and then Combley in 1986.
Family life
Born: 1936
Garmoyle, a Nursing Home in Shanklin
Working life
Grove Farm, Adgestone – Upon leaving school
Popes Farm, Newchurch – 1955
Langbridge Farm – 1957
Kern Farm, Alverston – 1968
Combley Farm – 1986
Popes Farm, Newchurch – 1955
Langbridge Farm – 1957
Kern Farm, Alverston – 1968
Combley Farm – 1986
Full interview
Conducted: Lisa Kerley in February 2017
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Andrew Groves's audio clips​
Andrew Groves's photos
Tomatoes in glasshouse
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Newchurch
Keyword: Tomatoes, Greenhouse
Strawberry picking in Newchurch
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Newchurch
Keyword: Strawberry picking, Manpower
Robin Richards with milk and eggs in Newchurch
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Newchurch
Keyword: Milk, Eggs
Robert Richards on horse & cart coming back from Sandown where they sold butter & eggs
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Keyword: Horse, Cart,
Langbridge Farm
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Langbridge Farm
Keyword: Horses, Farmstead
Langbridge Farm
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: 1959
Location photo taken: Langbridge Farm
Keyword: Farmstead, Aerial
Langbridge Farm
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: 1959
Location photo taken: Langbridge Farm
Keyword: Farmstead
Kern Farm
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Kern Farm
Keyword: Farmstead
Carting sheaths at West Meath
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: West Meath
Keyword: Haymaking, Sheaths
Carting sheaths in West Meath
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: West Meath
Keyword: Haymaking, Sheaths
Barley Rick at West Meath
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: West Meath
Keyword: Barley Rick, Haymaking
Gill Groves and Stefan Glaiss in Green House, Newchurch with American Beauty
Collection: Andrew Groves
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Green House, Newchurch
