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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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A lamb suckling a cow

Ruth Stone on milking time

Agricultural Show 1960s Bert Hobbs

John Attrill on Sheep

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Andrew Groves on buying pigs at Newport Market

John Attrill - Aerial view of Dean Farm

Andrew Groves on Hares

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

Dianne Whitelock on Eggs

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Paul Whitelock on Balers

Geoff Phillips - Haymaking

Paul Whitelock on Hay

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

Colin Capon on Newport Market

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Geoff Phillips on Slaughterhouse

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on The County Show

H Flux with horse and cart

Peggy Jolliffe on Newport Creameries

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

David Cooper on Newport Creameries

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

Alan Emery on Milk

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

Paul Whitelock on Milk

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

Geoff Phillips and parents

Sandra Piggot on Milk

Owl on branch

Colin Capon on Wildlife

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

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Beryl Flux on Newport Market

Picking spuds at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on Harvest time

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