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Beryl Flux

Arthur Mew | Christine Broom
Beryl was born in Elm Grove, Newport left school at 14 and turned down a position as an under nanny for Lady Ruthene at Bembridge to join the Land Army Office.
She carried out all sorted of jobs on the land and later with her husband, Bun (Bernard), ran a pig and dairy farm in Chale Green.
Later moving to Southford Farm, where she and her husband, kept dairy cows, pigs, chickens and ducks, as well as wheat and barley.

Family life

Born: 1925
Elm Grove, Newport

Working life

Brown and Walmsley, Trimms, Newport
Land Army Office
Farm in Chale Green
Southford Farm
Billingham

Full interview

Conducted: Lisa Kerley on 10th March 20 in Niton
https://archive.org/download/beryl_flux_mar2017_lisa_kerley_farming_memories_201810/beryl_flux_mar2017_lisa_kerley_farming_memories.mp3

Read the interview transcript

Beryl Flux on 10th March 2017 by Lisa Kerley: Full tran...

Beryl Flux's audio clips​

Beryl with other Land Army women
Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry
Beryl with other Foresters, Westridge Down
Beryl Flux on being shot at from German planes
Land Army Uniform at Roslin Farm
Beryl Flux on joining the Forestry during the War
Picking spuds at Roslin Farm
Beryl Flux on Harvest time
Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport
Beryl Flux on Newport Market
Beryl Flux

Beryl Flux's photos

Beryl with other Land Army women
Beryl Flux with other Land Army women
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Date taken: Wartime Location photo taken: Roslin Farm Keyword: Land Army
Roslin Farmhouse 1940
Roslin Farmhouse
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Date taken: 1940 Location photo taken: Keyword: Roslin Farmhouse
Picking spuds at Roslin Farm
Picking spuds at Roslin farm
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Roslin Farm Keyword: Potatoes, Horse
Beryl Flux's Mum and Aunt Ciss
Beryl Flux's Mum and Aunt Ciss
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Southford Farm Keyword: Farmstead
Martin, Carol, Dad, Tony, Beryl, Mum at Victoria Road
Beryl Flux with Martin, Carol, Dad, Tony, Beryl, Mum
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Victoria Road
Southford Farm
Southford Farm
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Southford Farm Keyword: Farmstead
Beryl Flux's mother and uncle
Beryl Flux's mother and uncle
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection
Beryl Flux and Bun before marrying
Beryl Flux and Bun before marrying
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection
Land Army Uniform at Roslin Farm
Beryl Flux in Land Army unifrom
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Roslin Farm Keyword: Land Army
International Tractor, C
International Tractor, C
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Date taken: Wartime Location photo taken: On the cliff at Compton Keyword: Tractor
Beryl with other Foresters, Westridge Down
Foresters’ - Beryl is 6th from right with friends
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Westridge Down Keyword: Foresters,
Sale of Cow
Island Farm Sale with Bun Flux, Barbara & Les Flux (Bun’s brother & wife)
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Date taken: 1962 Location photo taken: (Blackgang?) Keyword: Cow, Sale
Beryl in Land Army
Beryl in the Land Army
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Roslin Keyword: Land Army
Beryl and cows on Chale Green
Beryl Flux - Beryl and cows on Chale Green
Collection: Beryl Flux Copyright: From a private collection Location photo taken: Chale Green Keyword: Cows, Calves, Calf
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