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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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John Attrill - Aerial view of Dean Farm

John Attrill on NFU

Black and white photograph of a group of farm workers and longshoremen outside the Chine Inn, Shanklin 1860

Paul Whitelock on Pubs

Owl on branch

Colin Capon on Wildlife

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Trevor Strickland on Slaughterhouse

Glass negative of men moving felled trunks in hoist with horses standing ready to hand

Geoff Phillips on Elms

The Gilten Market - H Biles at the rear

Geoff and Barbara Phillips on Bulls

Buzzard on post

Colin Capon on Buzzards

Glass negative of men using horse drawn plough

Mike Henderson on Soils

- Combine Harvester 1983

Donald Emery on Harvest

Tinted photograph shows a blacksmith shoeing a horse, with tools and a bicycle visible in the background

Dianne Whitelock on Horses

Arthur Mew Sale Catalogue 1920

Arthur Mew on the NFU

Hurdles and sheep

John Attrill on Sheep

A lamb suckling a cow

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

Betty Squibb tying up tomatoes - Knighton

Colin Capon on Hares

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

Alan Emery on Milk

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Andrew Groves on Wildlife

Owl on branch

David Cooper on Wildlife

A milkmaid's yoke

David Cooper on Milk

Millbank Farm, Sandford

Arthur Mew on Top officers (Churchill?) and the tank during the War

International Tractor, C

Donald Emery on Tractors

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