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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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Millbank Farm, Sandford

Arthur Mew on Top officers (Churchill?) and the tank during the War

NFU dinner

Christine Broom on the NFU

- Combine Harvester 1983

Dianne Whitelock on Elevators

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Judith Walker on Hay

Tractor and Baler in the 1960s

Sandra Piggot on Baler

Geoff Phillips and parents

David Cooper on Milk

Snow on the Isle of Wight

Christine Broom on Winter of ’62-’63

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

Cattle on barges at Yarmouth

Trevor Strickland on Transport

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Christine Broom on Wildlife

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

Colin Capon on Hares

Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard

Alan Emery on a bumper Harvest

Geoff Phillips with Fordson Major Diesel tractor

Trevor Strickland on Tractor

Tinted photograph shows a blacksmith shoeing a horse, with tools and a bicycle visible in the background

Dianne Whitelock on Horses

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

Andrew Groves on selling produce at Market

John Attrill - Aerial view of Dean Farm

John Attrill on NFU

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