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Farmer's Quotes

Dive straight in and have a quick listen to these interesting snippets from our farmers to learn about how life was back then in their lovely old Isle of Wight accents. They’re generally less than a minute long and there’s hundreds of them for you to enjoy. Just click /touch to hear them.

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Glass negative of horses pulling wagons, loaded with willow

Barbara Phillips on Hedgerows

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

John Attrill on Newport Market

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on The County Show

Geoff Phillips - Haymaking

Paul Whitelock on Hay

Geoff Phillips with Fordson Major Diesel tractor

Trevor Strickland on Tractor

NFU dinner

Christine Broom on NFU

Agricultural Show 1960s Bert Hobbs

John Attrill on Sheep

John Attrill - Aerial view of Dean Farm

Andrew Groves on Hares

Beryl with other Land Army women

Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

Glass negative of two horse ploughs

Trevor Strickland on War

Tractor and Baler in the 1960s

Sandra Piggot on Baler

Sepia photograph showing milk float and horse belonging to Mr Morris of The Mall, Newport. Small girl in sunbonnet and boots standing by float.

Andrew Groves on Newport Creameries

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

David Cooper on Cows

John Attrill - Aerial view of Dean Farm

John Attrill on NFU

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Christine Broom on Milk

H Flux with horse and cart

Peggy Jolliffe on Newport Creameries

Andrew Groves -Langbridge Farm aerial view 1959

Andrew Groves on Wartime

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Barbara Phillips on Cows

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