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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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The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Christine Broom on Baler

Geoff Phillips with Fordson Major Diesel tractor

Dianne Whitelock on Tractors

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Andrew Groves on Slaughterhouse

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

David Cooper on Balers

Black and white photograph showing a farm worker walking carrying his scythe and other tools

Colin Capon on Hares

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

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Alan Emery on Wartime

Knackers cart and horse

Sam Biles on Transport

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

David Cooper on Newport Market

Andrew Groves - Carting sheaths in W Meath

Andrew Groves on haymaking

Tractor and Baler in the 1960s

John Attrill on Balers

Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard

Alan Emery on Milk

Glass negative of two horse ploughs

Donald Emery on War

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Christine Broom on Wildlife

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

John Attrill on Milk

Hurdles and sheep

John Attrill on Sheep

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

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

David Cooper on Harvest time

Arthur Mew Sale Catalogue 1908

Arthur Mew on Young Farmers

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