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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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Glass negative of a farmyard scene

David Cooper on Cows

Beryl with other Land Army women

Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Christine Broom on Baler

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

Barbara Phillips on Hay

Black and white photograph of two men sat on an early tractor with farming equipment behind in a field

Roy Collins on Tractors

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

Roy Collins on Horses

Buzzard on post

Colin Capon on Buzzards

Millbank Farm, Sandford

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

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Trevor Strickland on Slaughterhouse

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

Alan Emery 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.

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

Arthur Mew Sale Catalogue 1908

Arthur Mew on Young Farmers

International Tractor, C

Donald Emery on Tractors

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Paul Whitelock on Manpower

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

David Cooper on Harvest time

Glass negative of nestlings (possibly Edwardian)

Andrew Groves on Wildlife

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