Historical photos from North Norfolk

[sjt01]

Whats the Leyland next to the 4x4 one. Is it a 802 with straight through pipe.

It was a Turbo 100 hp.

 

[RAF]

Keep pics coming there great

 

[sjt01]

Now 1983
Beef cattle on Holkham marshes

Stiffkey water meadows, owned by Lord Buxton of Anglia Television, previously the farm featured by Henry Williamson in "Story of a Norfolk Farm"

 

[JP1]

Now 1983
Beef cattle on Holkham marshes
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Stiffkey water meadows, owned by Lord Buxton of Anglia Television, previously the farm featured by Henry Williamson in "Story of a Norfolk Farm"
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That first photo of the marshes, is that where Holkham have heir own SD x Simmental cows now? Job to tell exactly but I seem to recognise the dune and the tree backdrop from when we visited recently

 

[sjt01]

That first photo of the marshes, is that where Holkham have heir own SD x Simmental cows now? Job to tell exactly but I seem to recognise the dune and the tree backdrop from when we visited recently

It was on the left going down Lady Anne's Drive, the last field before the pinewoods and beach.

 

[sjt01]

1984. Fattening bullocks in traditional yards.

Now on to some Renault tractors

Drilling on Holkham marshes

 

[7610 super q]

Fantastic thread. Love the Deutz, Sanderson teleporters, and old school carrot growing.

 

[diggerjones]

It was a Turbo 100 hp.

Thanks is it one of those 2100

 

[aidan]

I am only the novice, having spent 22 years in Africa. My father took it from 100 odd acres in the War to about 1300 before he died, rented in lots of land for carrots. I have lost the majority of the rented land, seen the staff cut to 1/3 of what it was. My wife developed the cheese, all I can take credit for is the AD and electronics side of things, although I was instrumental in the change to Brown Swiss, now going zero till where possible.

this is a really interesting thread, love seeing the old pictures and how far things have come in 50years, makes you wonder where we will be in another 50.

mind if I ask what you were doing in Africa, its always interesting to see how people live in other parts of the world

Im from Ireland so there is no tradition of anyone ever spending time in AFrica,

 

[Lowland1]

I would like to ask something similar.What took you to Africa away from something that looked from the pictures ancd videos to be the ideal farming business

 

[sjt01]

this is a really interesting thread, love seeing the old pictures and how far things have come in 50years, makes you wonder where we will be in another 50.

mind if I ask what you were doing in Africa, its always interesting to see how people live in other parts of the world

I would like to ask something similar.What took you to Africa away from something that looked from the pictures ancd videos to be the ideal farming business

Maybe when I get more up to date with this thread I will show some of Africa. 9 years at the University of Malawi teaching agricultural engineering and doing research on tractor energy use. Then 4 years at Tobacco Research looking at ways of reducing fuelwood use for tobacco curing, finally 9 years at Tea Research building a research tea factory and investigating tea drying.

 

[JP1]

Maybe when I get more up to date with this thread I will show some of Africa. 9 years at the University of Malawi teaching agricultural engineering and doing research on tractor energy use. Then 4 years at Tobacco Research looking at ways of reducing fuelwood use for tobacco curing, finally 9 years at Tea Research building a research tea factory and investigating tea drying.

You've had a very full life thus far

 

[sjt01]

1986 Royal Show. I think this was Magpie

That Oranje cow again

 

[sjt01]

You've had a very full life thus far

I have been extremely fortunate with the opportunities I have had, and been able to bring the experience back to Norfolk.

Maybe I will also put up some photos of my pre-Malawi days, doing research at the Scottish Institute of Agricultural Engineering.

 

[chaffcutter]

That Oraje is a cracking animal, as near the perfect Friesian as I have ever seen, no wonder she won you many prizes. Was she bred by you?

 

[bumkin]

That Oraje is a cracking animal, as near the perfect Friesian as I have ever seen, no wonder she won you many prizes. Was she bred by you?

i agree all cows should look like that

 

[sjt01]

That Oraje is a cracking animal, as near the perfect Friesian as I have ever seen, no wonder she won you many prizes. Was she bred by you?

No, Peter Prior bought her from the Foxhole herd the other side of Norwich

 

[sjt01]

1989 - Traded in all the smaller tractors for this lot - got a very good deal. Some of the front tyres look dirty - they were Hard Rock Rib which we transferred from the Leylands as we could no longer get them and they were the most puncture resistant on our flints.

 

[JP1]

1989 - Traded in all the smaller tractors for this lot - got a very good deal. Some of the front tyres look dirty - they were Hard Rock Rib which we transferred from the Leylands as we could no longer get them and they were the most puncture resistant on our flints.
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I would say that was a very big deal in those days .

 

[icanshootwell]

I would say that was a very big deal in those days .

I expect he got treated out for lunch by Mr Case.
Clocked the 856, what a great tractor that was.