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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.

Andrew Groves on Newport Creameries

Pigs at the County Show

Ruth Stone on Pigs

Glass negative of horses pulling wagons, loaded with willow

Barbara Phillips on Hedgerows

Geoff Phillips - calf in kitchen

Sandra Piggot on Cows

Geoff Phillips and parents

Sandra Piggot on Milk

Christine Broom and young farmers

Judith Walker on Young Farmers

Buzzard in flight

Andrew Groves on Buzzards

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Andrew Groves on buying pigs at Newport Market

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Geoff Phillips on Slaughterhouse

Christine Broom = Daffodil & Bracelet – cows shown at County Show

Christine Broom on Milk Quotas

Owl on branch

David Cooper on Wildlife

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Christine Broom on Baler

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Arthur Mew on the Slaughterhouse

Andrew Groves - Strawberry picking, Newchurch

Roy Collins on Manpower

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

John Attrill on Milk

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