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St Etheldredas Church, Hatfield a054112ST ETHELDREDAs CHURCH, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. View showing a tractor being driven through the 15th century west tower doorway of the church during preparations for the harvest festival in 1960
Ploughing OP04506A newly ploughed field near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The farmer on his tractor is sillouhetted on the horizon. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s 1960s
Disc harrowing, Lincolnshire a98_09683Disc harrowing near Honington, Lincolnshire. The mechanisation of agricultural practices made farming more intensive and productive
Ploughing a076208A field in Hertfordshire, being ploughed by a man on a tractor. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950-1959
The Ridgeway K930754THE RIDGEWAY, Wiltshire. The Downs south of Avebury. Rural landscape with tractor in field and copse of trees on the horizon
Grass cutting JLP01_01_164_23STAFFORDSHIRE. Two Laing workers cutting grass on a section of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6) between Junction 13 and Junction 16, using a tractor with a boom machine attachment
Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058014FORD MOTOR WORKS, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON. A view showing progress on the new light structure for the Ford Motor Company Limited at Dagenham, with tractors parked in the foreground
Soilmark barrow 29345_035West Overton, Wiltshire. A round barrow showing as a soilmark in a freshly ploughed field, 2015
Harvesting flax, Norfolk a98_09093Fields near Paston, Norfolk. Harvesting flax in July 1946. The strong fibre within the stalk of the flax plant is used to make linen thread and yarn
Ploughing J910040Reconstruction drawing of present day view of tractor ploughing field by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming
Harvest, Norfolk a98_14729Ranworth, Norfolk. The harvest is seen from the church tower. Despite mechanisation, it is still a labour-intensive task with at least 14 men visible. Photographed by Hallam Ashley September 1954