Salford Priors. Carrying hay through the River Avon
A load of hay being pulled through the River Avon by horses, near to Salford Priors. 1920s
Salford Priors. Wreckage of an agricultural engine
Wreckage of a Bomford and Evershed agricultural steam engine, Salford Priors. 1900s
Saw
A saw used for cutting cows horns. It is made from a metal blade with a serrated edge and a wooden handle. The saw is attached to the tang by three rivets.
Sheep-shearer's bench
This is an oak and pine bench with a tapering seat, designed for sheep shearing. It has four splayed legs, with a space on the end for hanging shears. It comes from the late 19th century. Height 312mm, ...
Sheep-shears
These iron sheep-shears fit into the end of the sheep-shearer's bench. They are indistinctly stamped: W.P. No 11. They are British and date from the late 19th century. Height 315mm, Width 140mm, Depth ...
Sickle
This sickle has an iron blade and a wooden handle. The sharp blade of a sickle was useful for cutting down crops and trimming hedgerows.
Sickle
This sickle has an iron blade and a wooden handle. The sharp blade of a sickle was used for cutting down crops and trimming hedgerows.
Small Barrel or Costrel
This small wooden barrel, or costrel, has an iron handle and iron rings to hold the staves, wooden strips, in place. Costrels were used by farm workers to carry their beer and cider out to the fields. ...
Steam Traction Engine
A colour postcard of a steam traction engine, specifically a Fowler ploughing engine.
88mm x 138mm
© J.Salmon Ltd., Sevenoaks, Kent
Steam Traction Engine
A colour postcard of a steam traction engine, specifically a Fowler ploughing engine.
88mm x 138mm
© J.Salmon Ltd., Sevenoaks, Kent
Steam Traction Engine
A colour postcard of a steam traction engine, specifically a Burrell road engine Red Gauntlet, which was used for threshing.
139mm x 88mm
© J.Salmon Ltd., Sevenoaks, Kent
Summer Ploughing
Frederick William Newton Whitehead (1853-1938) Summer Ploughing, 1891 Oil on canvas 300mm x 450mm View of a field where three horses are pulling a plough, two men are guiding them.
Tail Docker
An agricultural tool used for docking horses tails. It has two long wooden handles fastened together by a hinge. There is a recess which hold an iron blade near the hinge.
Untitled
Edith C. Reynolds (fl. 1909-1937)
Untitled, 1947
Watercolour on paper
250mm x 365mm
A view of a landscape with a plough in the foreground.
Warwick Castle from St Nicholas' Meadow
Frederick William Newton Whitehead (1853-193)
Warwick Castle from St Nicholas' Meadow
Oil on canvas
320mm x 450mm
A landscape view over St Nicholas' Meadow towards the town of Warwick. The castle, ...
Warwick. Old Kennels Farm, haymaking
Mowing hay on meadow near Old Kennels Farm on the Hampton Road, Warwick, inhabited by the Potter family. Bob Potter on mowing machine. 1930s
Where the Willows Grow
Harry Fidler (fl. 1891, died 1935) Where the Willows Grow Oil on canvas 365mm x 390mm Harvest scene with a white horse pulling a hay cart, there is a man on top of the hay.
Willoughby. Farm carts
Carts outside the farm of Albert Hall who farmed at Willoughby in the 1910s and 20s.