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Visit the Heritage Centre
The Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre is now open for tours! Visitors will have a guided tour of the wonderful grounds, workshops and machinery, collected by Fred over his working life, [...]
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Fred Dibnah, A Moving Story
In this programme see Fred’s treasured traction engines leave their home for the very last time. It is a very sad Boxing Day in Bolton as they are moved from [...]
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Heritage Centre Memorabilia
In a continuing effort to raise the cash for the launch of the Heritage Centre the current owners of Fred’s former house are selling some of the surplus bits and [...]
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Fred Dibnah’s Backyard
Fred Dibnah’s Backyard Collection, new DVD. Fred Dibnah was a steeplejack, engineer and eccentric who became a TV presenter, cult figure and latterly a national institution. Fred was legendary for [...]
- Uncalled For Distractions now on iPlayer
- Volunteer guides wanted for Heritage Centre
- Fred’s engine sells for £240,000
- Betsy Located! Safe and sound
- More Fred engines going under the hammer
- Heritage Centre vouchers on sale
- Betsy and Landy back on the road next year
- Heritage Centre opens to the public
- Fred’s traction engine up for auction
- Heritage Centre to open 15th despite setbacks
This is volume one (episode 1 – 6) of a two disk series. A 12-part series was completed by Fred before his death in November 2003. He sets out on [...]
“Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam was reviewed by the Good Book Guide (1 July) who called it “A loving testimony to a seemingly lost era of beautiful machines and elegant [...]
Three disk DVD set includes: ‘Fred Dibnah Getting Steamed Up’ featuring Fred Dibnah as he visits the world’s largest steam rally, the Great Dorset Steam Fair with working traction engines, [...]
This DVD contains special features: The opening by Fred, Wetheriggs Steam Plant. Plus – Beer Talk with Fred, plus Friends talk of the Fred Dibnah they knew. Plus 25 minutes [...]
The sequel to his best-selling book ‘Steeplejack’. with 7 chapters, 96 pages and pictures and by Fred Dibnah and Peter Nicholson. Among other things, Fred tells of the trials and [...]
Fred Dibnah’s Great Buildings, new DVD. The fifth release in a major new venture to release Fred’s archive footage on DVD. Fred brings history vividly to life in his own [...]
