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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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International Tractor, C

Donald Emery on Tractors

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

Glass negative of men moving felled trunks in hoist with horses standing ready to hand

Geoff Phillips on Elms

A lamb suckling a cow

John Attrill on Milk

Geoff Phillips - calf in kitchen

Sandra Piggot on Cows

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

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

Christine Broom on Newport Market

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

David Cooper on Balers

Alan Emery - Tractors

Alan Emery on Tractors

Snow on the Isle of Wight

Christine Broom on Winter of ’62-’63

Beryl in Land Army

Geoff Phillips on War

Buzzard in flight

John Attrill on Wildlife

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Judith Walker on Hay

A lamb suckling a cow

Ruth Stone on milking time

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

Roy Collins on Sheep

Judith Walker

Judith Walker on Butter

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