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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

Christine Broom on Milk

Black and white photograph of a farmer driving a flock of sheep down a road near Apse Heath

Roy Collins on Sheep

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

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

Geoff Phillips - calf in kitchen

Sandra Piggot on Cows

Glass negative of a woman feeding chickens and ducks in a farm yard with a cow

Dianne Whitelock on Farmstead

Black and white photograph of a farmer driving a flock of sheep down a road near Apse Heath

Donald Emery on Sheep

Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard

Alan Emery on a bumper Harvest

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

Colin Capon on Milk

A lamb suckling a cow

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

- Combine Harvester 1983

Geoff Phillips on Combines

Snow on the Isle of Wight

Christine Broom on Winter of ’62-’63

Black and white photograph of sheep being sold at Newport Cattle Market at the Spring Sale - Shows farmers and sellers, including David Dockrill

Paul Whitelock on Newport Market

A lamb suckling a cow

Sam Biles on Cows

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

The Knackers yard

Sam Biles on Knackers

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Peggy Jolliffe on Cows

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