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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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Geoff Phillips and parents

Colin Capon on Milk

Andrew Groves -Langbridge Farm aerial view 1959

Andrew Groves on Hedgerows

- Combine Harvester 1983

Geoff Phillips on Combines

Cattle on barges at Yarmouth

Trevor Strickland on Transport

Owl on branch

Colin Capon on Wildlife

Beryl with other Land Army women

Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

David Cooper on Balers

Buzzard in flight

Colin Capon on Buzzards

Glass lantern slide of market at St. James Square, Newport

Colin Capon on Newport Market

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

Geoff Phillips on Elms

Alan Emery - Tractors

Alan Emery on Tractors

Glass negative of haymaking and a haywain at Shanklin Manor (before 1883 rebuild)

David Cooper on Harvest time

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

David Cooper on Newport Market

Hurdles and sheep

Christine Broom on Milk Quotas and Sheep

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

Geoff Phillips on Milk Quotas

Aux WW2 H Biles is third from back fourth right

Sam Biles on War

A milkmaid's yoke

David Cooper on Milk

The Knackers yard

Sam Biles on Knackers

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Beryl Flux on Newport Market

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

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

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