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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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Geoff and gang (local men) on the trailer haymaking time.

Christine Broom on Hay

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

Agricultural Show 1960s Bert Hobbs

Christine Broom on The County Show

Christine Broom and young farmers

Sandra Piggot on Young Farmers

Haymaking at Apse Manor Farm 1920s

Geoff Phillips on Haymaking

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

Cattle on barges at Yarmouth

Sam Biles on Transport

- Combine Harvester 1983

Donald Emery on Harvest

Sepia photograph showing a haymaking scene, with loaded wagon, two horses, three men, three girls and their implements

Christine Broom on Young Farmers

Buzzard in flight

Colin Capon on Buzzards

Black and white photo of a man and boy with a milk churn in a cart being pulled by a pony. The cart is marked 'Pan Manor Dairy' over the wheel and Morris, Pan Manor Farm at the front

Judith Walker on Milk

International Tractor, C

Mike Henderson on Tractors

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Andrew Groves on sales at Newport Market

International Tractor, C

Donald Emery on Tractors

Land Army Uniform at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on joining the Forestry during the War

Glass negative of two horse ploughs

Donald Emery on War

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