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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

David Cooper on Balers

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

John Attrill on Sheep

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

Donald Emery on Sheep

Black and white photograph of a horse-drawn grass cutter by Golf links Road, Sandown taken by Isle of Wight amateur photographer Fernao Pedro Mauricio Joao de Castel-Branco Manuel

David Cooper on Hedgerows

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

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

Trevor Strickland and Colin Capon on Milk

A pencil drawing of the farm house and land at Watchingwell 1833 by H. R. Pitman

Mike Henderson on Farmstead

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on The County Show

Alan Emery - Tractors

Alan Emery on Tractors

Alan Emery - Tractors

David Cooper on Tractors

Andrew Groves - Carting sheaths in W Meath

Colin Capon on Harvest

Andrew Groves -Langbridge Farm aerial view 1959

Andrew Groves on Wartime

- Combine Harvester 1983

Dianne Whitelock on Elevators

International Tractor, C

Donald Emery on Tractors

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Barbara Phillips on Wildlife

Geoff Phillips - Haymaking

Mike Henderson on Harvest

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