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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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Andrew Groves - Robin Richards milk and eggs

Andrew Groves on Honeymooners during the War

Geoff Phillips with Fordson Major Diesel tractor

Trevor Strickland on Tractor

Glass lantern slide of market at St. James Square, Newport

Colin Capon on Newport Market

Sepia photograph showing milk float and horse belonging to Mr Morris of The Mall, Newport. Small girl in sunbonnet and boots standing by float.

David Cooper on Newport Creameries

Beryl and cows on Chale Green

Peggy Jolliffe on Cows

Geoff Phillips and parents

David Cooper on Milk

NFU dinner

Christine Broom on NFU

Arthur Mew Sale Catalogue 1920

Arthur Mew on the NFU

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

Alan Emery on Newport Market

Peggy Jolliffe at the County Show

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Christine Broom on Baler

David Cooper's Great Grandfather Cooper wearing a yoke carrying milk bucket

Paul Whitelock on Milk

Owl on branch

David Cooper on Wildlife

Glass negative of haymaking and a haywain at Shanklin Manor (before 1883 rebuild)

Barbara Phillips on Hay

Geoff Phillips and parents

Sandra Piggot on Milk

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Barbara Phillips on Cows

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