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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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Cattle on Nettlestone Green

Paul Whitelock on Milk

Sepia photograph of farmer William Smith with his family

Judith Walker on Farmstead

Beryl and cows on Chale Green

Peggy Jolliffe on Cows

Knackers cart and horse

Sam Biles on Transport

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

Ruth Stone on Newport Market

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

Donald Emery on Hedgerows

Alan Emery - Tractors

Alan Emery on Harvesting with a combine

Geoff Phillips - Haymaking

Paul Whitelock on Hay

Christine Broom and young farmers

Judith Walker on Young Farmers

The Knackers yard

Sam Biles on Knackers

Beryl in Land Army

Geoff Phillips on War

Grandad Lock haymaking

Sandra Piggot on Elevators

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

David Cooper on Hay

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Arthur Mew on the Slaughterhouse

Photographic print taken from a glass plate negative in the collection of haymaking showing a pair of horses and tow farm workers loading a wagon

Paul Whitelock on Manpower

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Sam Biles on Slaughterhouse

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