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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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Betty Squibb tying up tomatoes - Knighton

Colin Capon on Hares

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

John Attrill on Newport Market

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

Cows on steamer Lord Elgin

Geoff Phillips on Milk

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Peggy Jolliffe on Cows

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Geoff Phillips on Slaughterhouse

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

Christine Broom on Newport Market

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Alan Emery on Haymaking

Sepia photograph of farmer William Smith with his family

Judith Walker on Farmstead

Beryl with other Land Army women

Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry

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

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

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

Colin Capon on Newport Market

Arthur Mew's Father with milk churn at Mill Bank Farm

Trevor Strickland and Colin Capon on Milk

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Christine Broom on Wildlife

Cattle on barges at Yarmouth

Trevor Strickland on Transport

Black and white photograph of a farmer driving a flock of sheep down a road near Apse Heath

Donald Emery on 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.

David Cooper on Newport Creameries

Christine Broom and young farmers

Judith Walker on Young Farmers

A lamb suckling a cow

John Attrill on Milk

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

Dianne Whitelock and Sandra Piggot on Newport Market

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