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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 three men haymaking with horse and cart

Roy Collins on Hay

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Paul Whitelock on Manpower

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on The County Show

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

Black and white photo of a man and boy with a milk churn in a cart being pulled by a pony. The cart is marked 'Pan Manor Dairy' over the wheel and Morris, Pan Manor Farm at the front

Ruby Cooper on Butter

Beryl and cows on Chale Green

Peggy Jolliffe on Cows

A sepia photograph which shows an old man feeding hens and geese with some farm buildings in the background

Dianne Whitelock on Eggs

black and white photograph of a farmer rolling a field with a horse drawn roller. Photograph taken by Isle of Wight amateur photographer Fernao Pedro Mauricio Joao de Castel-Branco Manuel in 1946.

John Attrill on Horses

Arthur Mew Sale Catalogue 1920

Arthur Mew on the NFU

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Christine Broom on Newport Market

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Alan Emery on Haymaking

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

David Cooper's Great Grandfather Cooper wearing a yoke carrying milk bucket

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

John Attrill on Milk

Pigs at the County Show

John Attrill on Pigs

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Judith Walker on Hay

Owl on branch

David Cooper on Wildlife

- Combine Harvester 1983

Geoff Phillips on Combines

Haymaking at Apse Manor Farm 1920s

Geoff Phillips on Haymaking

Haymaking at Apse Manor Farm 1920s

Donald Emery on Hay

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