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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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Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

Alan Emery on Newport Market

Andrew Groves - Robin Richards horse and cart

Dianne Whitelock on Butter

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Andrew Groves on buying pigs at Newport Market

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

Geoff Phillips and parents

Roy Collins on Milk

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Trevor Strickland on Slaughterhouse

Alan Emery - Tractors

Paul Whitelock on Tractors

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

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

Dianne Whitelock on Horses

Sale of Cow

Colin Capon on Farmstead

Black and white photograph of sheep being sold at Newport Cattle Market at the Spring Sale - Shows farmers and sellers, including David Dockrill

John Attrill on Sheep

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

David Cooper on Newport Market

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on The County Show

Agricultural Show 1960s Bert Hobbs

John Attrill on NFU

Buzzard on post

Colin Capon on Buzzards

Andrew Groves -Langbridge Farm aerial view 1959

Andrew Groves on Wartime

Glass negative of two horse ploughs

Donald Emery on War

Black and white photograph of a market with livestock in progress in St James Square, Newport

Ruth Stone on Newport Market

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Sam Biles on Slaughterhouse

The Gilten Market - H Biles at the rear

Alan Emery on Gilten Market

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