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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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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

International Tractor, C

Mike Henderson on Tractors

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Judith Walker on Hay

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

Roy Collins on Sheep

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Peggy Jolliffe on Cows

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

Barbara Phillips on Hay

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

Trevor Strickland and Colin Capon on Milk

Andrew Groves -Langbridge Farm aerial view 1959

Andrew Groves on Wartime

Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard

Alan Emery on Milk

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

Colin Capon on Hares

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

Donald Emery on Sheep

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Paul Whitelock on Manpower

Geoff Phillips and parents

Colin Capon on Milk

Cows on steamer Lord Elgin

Geoff Phillips on Milk

International Tractor, C

John Attrill on Tractors

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Beryl Flux on Newport Market

Black and white photo of a man and boy with a milk churn in a cart being pulled by a pony. The cart is marked 'Pan Manor Dairy' over the wheel and Morris, Pan Manor Farm at the front

Judith Walker on Milk

Arthur Mew Sale Catalogue 1908

Arthur Mew on Young Farmers

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

Ruth Stone on Newport Market

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

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