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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 market with livestock in progress in St James Square, Newport

Dianne Whitelock and Sandra Piggot on Newport Market

Buzzard in flight

Andrew Groves on Buzzards

Knackers cart and horse

Sam Biles on Knackers

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Mike Henderson on Harvest

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

A lamb suckling a cow

Ruth Stone on milking time

International Tractor, C

Mike Henderson on Tractors

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Beryl Flux on Newport Market

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Andrew Groves on Wildlife

Beryl with other Land Army women

Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry

Beryl in Land Army

Geoff Phillips on War

Glass negative of horses pulling wagons, loaded with willow

Barbara Phillips on Hedgerows

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Paul Whitelock on Manpower

Christine Broom = Daffodil & Bracelet – cows shown at County Show

Christine Broom on Milk Quotas

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

John Attrill on Newport Market

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