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

Roy Collins on Sheep

Andrew Groves - Robin Richards milk and eggs

Andrew Groves on Honeymooners during the War

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

David Cooper on Newport Market

Glass negative of a woman feeding chickens and ducks in a farm yard with a cow

Dianne Whitelock on Farmstead

A sepia photograph showing good detail of a threshing machine, crew and steam engine

David Cooper on Hay

A sepia photograph which shows an old man feeding hens and geese with some farm buildings in the background

Dianne Whitelock on Eggs

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Paul Whitelock on Balers

Hurdles and sheep

John Attrill on Sheep

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

John Attrill on Slaughterhouse

Owl on branch

Colin Capon on Wildlife

Geoff and gang (local men) on the trailer haymaking time.

Christine Broom on Hay

Glass negative of men moving felled trunks in hoist with horses standing ready to hand

Geoff Phillips on Elms

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

David Cooper on Cows

Geoff Phillips and parents

Sandra Piggot on Milk

Alan Emery - Tractors

Paul Whitelock on Tractors

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

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