Arthur Mew
Arthur John Mew
Born in Sandford, Arthur left school at 15 to work at Millbank Farm. By the age of 18 he was put in charge of milking the cows and at 21 he’d bought his first farm, Greenwood Farm, producing milk and fouls. He then moved on to Moor Farm, Godshill, which after keeping cows for five years, switched to arable farming. He then became a tenant farmer at Apse Manor Farm in the early 1970s and ended up at Cliff Farm.
Family life
Born: 1937
Mill Bank Farm, Sandford, Isle of Wight
Mother: Connie Christine Gutteridge
Father: Edwin Walter Mew
Married Mavis
Working life
Mill Bank Farm – 1952 – Hand-milking cows
Green Wood Farm – 1958 – Own Farm, so did everything (with wife)
Moor Farm, Godshill – 1963 – Own Farm, so did everything (with wife)
Apse Manor Farm – 1972 – Tenant
Green Wood Farm – 1958 – Own Farm, so did everything (with wife)
Moor Farm, Godshill – 1963 – Own Farm, so did everything (with wife)
Apse Manor Farm – 1972 – Tenant
Full interview
Conducted: Mary Blake on 14th August 2017 in Sandford
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Arthur Mew's photos

Arthur Mew's Father with milk churn at Mill Bank Farm
Collection: Arthur Mew
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Mill Bank Farm
Keyword: Milk, Churn

Apse Manor Farm
Collection: Arthur Mew
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Location photo taken: Apse Manor Farm

Haymaking at Apse Manor Farm
Collection: Arthur Mew
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: 1920s
Location photo taken: Apse Manor Farm
Keyword: Hay, Haymaking, Horses, Manpower, Cart

Millbank farm Sandford
Collection: Arthur Mew
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Millbank farm Sandford

Arthur Mew - Millbank farm, Sandford
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Arthur Mew - Plucking turkey Apse Manor Fm
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Arthur Mew's garden
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Keyword: Garden

Arthur Mew
Collection: Arthur Mew
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Cliff Farm, Shanklin
Collection: Arthur Mew
Copyright: From a private collection
Location photo taken: Cliff Farm, Shanklin

Cliff Farm, Shanklin
Collection: Arthur Mew
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Location photo taken: Cliff Farm, Shanklin

Arthur Mew
Collection: Arthur Mew
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Arthur Mew
Collection: Arthur Mew
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Arthur Mew getting married at Shanklin Methodist Church
Collection: Arthur Mew
Copyright: From a private collection
Date taken: 8th October 1958
Location photo taken: Shanklin Methodist Church

Mrs Arthur Mew with Full English Breakfast for B&B guests
Collection: Arthur Mew
Copyright: From a private collection