Mowing the grass in one of the orchards in the 1930s.

There was a tradition of naming the working horses Punch or Colonel for over 100 years!

Most of what are now meadows at Scadbury were once fruit orchards. Apples, cherries, pears and plums were all grown here. This picture from the mid 20th century shows pickers with Bramley cooking apples. The wicker baskets are branded 'M-T' for Marsham-Townshend.

This picture shows a working horse from a nearby farm, probably taken in the 1920s or 1930s.

The corrugated iron wheeled hut is a design often called a shepherd's hut. This one was used by the estate gamekeeper in the 1930s for rearing pheasants for the shooting parties that used to take place. By the time this picture was taken it was being used as a shelter by fruit pickers.

By the middle of the 20th century most farms had replaced horses with tractors and this is one of the first at Scadbury, with the webmaster in the driving seat!

Looking across the apple orchards towards the large 19th century house where the owner of Scadbury lived. The house burned down in 1976, a few months after Major Marsham-Townshend died.

Picking apples before Health & Safety was heard of!

The Government made grants available for farmers to clear old orchards and after the trees at Scadbury were removed most of the land was used for grazing cattle or growing hay. Here the orchard in the background has already been cleared and ploughed.

Cattle are grazing in the fields in the distance in this picture from the late 1960s while the tractor driver takes a break from turning hay to help it dry before baling.

A more modern haymaking scene, taken in 2005.