The Life of the Land (1940-1997)
John talks about his experiences working on the land before and after the Second World War including his extensive work in horticulture. I lived next
John talks about his experiences working on the land before and after the Second World War including his extensive work in horticulture. I lived next
Richard describes his progression from agricultural college to Farm Manager before finally becoming an Animal Health Inspector for Norfolk County Council. My first employment was
M tells his life on farms, working with cattle and showing them across the country. I went to school when I was five at Drayton,
Ian used his agricultural skills as a Baptist missionary in Angola and the Congo from 1961 until 1977. He then moved to Dereham, and worked
Roger’s National Service was in Korea and Japan. He then had a long career as a rubber planter in Malaya, working on Estates with British
The story of three sisters who lived and worked on their family farm in Norfolk, during the Second World War.
Interviewed by students from Fakenham College.
The Three Sisters – Diane and Iris, Diane and Hazel, Hazel and Iris
Stanley describes his life working with horses, hedging and ditching and driving tractors on Norfolk farms. Starting work, making a stand and losing a pork
The story of three sisters who lived and worked on their family farm in Norfolk, during the Second World War.
Interviewed by students from Fakenham College.
The Three Sisters – Diane and Iris, Diane and Hazel, Hazel and Iris
George farmed at Aldborough Norfolk, and talks about changes brought by mechanisation to the farming world. I left school at the age of 14 and
Jim went to agricultural college and then worked on farms throughout the country before moving to Norfolk to work as a farm manager. He tells