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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 [...]
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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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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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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 [...]
- 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
“One mistake up here and it’s half a day out with the undertaker!” The amazing world of Fred Dibnah – Britain’s legendary Steeplejack – and star of the acclaimed BBC [...]
Born in 1938 into an England which in his view has been going downhill ever since, Fred Dibnah has always been one to do things properly, whether climbing hundreds of [...]
For a lot of people, one of their first questions when they visit a great historic building is ‘how the heck did they build that all that time ago? How [...]
Rare book, a companion to Fred’s best selling books: Steeplejack and Steam On.. Details Paperback: 40 pages Author: Peter Nicholson Publisher: Line One (5 Nov 1985) Language: English ISBN-10: 0907036244 [...]
Combining extensive unseen footage with highlights from Fred’s programmes over the last seven years, this series looks at many sides of Fred – engineer, steeplejack, artist, craftsman, steam enthusiast, inventor [...]
Fred Dibnah – A Tribute by Keith Langston Mid-Cheshire based heritage transportation specialist photographer and feature writer Keith Langston travelled extensively with Fred Dibnah during the filming of his last [...]
