Comments on: Tributes

By: Terry Hunt

Terry Hunt — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:43:46 +0000

Thank you Bob Humpage for putting words together that so many people have felt for a number of years! I was an avid watcher of Freds television programs and will never forget his way of making things sound so easy! Although I know this was not true! God bless and keep Freds soul in heaven for that is what he truely deserved.

By: Benjamin shinn

Benjamin shinn — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:11:40 +0000

I was brought up watching Fred from as young as I can remember and I thank my father for that. I feel humbled to have known about Fred and his amazing life and only wish I could of met the man that I regarded as a father figure and all round great bloke!! I’ve been able to pay my respects at his grave and hope to visit his home and amazing backyard soon! RIP Fred Dibnah

Did yer like that!

Benjamin

By: james

james — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:32:12 +0000

dear all

dose anyone now witch school fred dibnah went to or witch primary schooldid fred made a weathercock for

anyone with information please tell me

thank you

james

By: james

james — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:29:23 +0000

dear all

fred dibnah fan’s as a tribute to fred dibnah I going to drive my mamod traction engine witch will be towing a mamod open wagon with a matchbox model of fred’s steam rollor betsy in it across the Scammonden Bridge

thank you

james

By: james

james — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:23:51 +0000

thanks joe for your reply would you like to join me

thank you

james

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:02:09 +0000

Sounds like a great idea James.

By: james

james — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:52:48 +0000

dear all fred dibnah fan’s as a tribute to fred dibnah I going to drive my mamod traction engine across the Scammonden Bridge witch fred went over on his traction in his made in britan seris if any one would like to join me I will leave the details on this page I will ask sheila if she would like to come and watch us any one who wants more details can leave me a reply on this page

thank you

james

By: Bob Humpage

Bob Humpage — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:43:28 +0000

Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

He was only a lad from Bolton
Fred Dibner was his name
He drove an old land rover
And chimneys were his game

There came a team from the BBC
With Fred they came to speak
We want to film you at your work
And show it once a week.

With ropes and ladders tied on tight
He climbed up to the tops
He fixed them, or he knocked them down
With the help of old pit props,

He went to Canvey Island
A chimney there should fall.
It fell a day too early
It was his closest call.

On steeples and up bell towers
He worked to shape the stone
His apex was the weather vane
In the wind it stood alone.

His hobby was his engines
To rebuild and to drive
With smoke and steam and oil
He made them seem alive.

He took his roller out one day
A chimney there to build
The roller ran away with him
It nearly got him killed

A tour of steam driven Britain
He wanted to complete
Not quite his final journey
But a lasting brilliant feat

Until our friend Fred left us
He never lost his hat
We use his words to say goodbye
Did yer like that?

By: roger baggott

roger baggott — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:49:33 +0000

i met fred at the black country museum when he was filming the ” MADE IN BRITAIN series”he was such a wonderful gentleman.i shaked his hand and said fred you are a rare man,a geniune man,god bless fred

By: Lloyd Blackett

Lloyd Blackett — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:13:24 +0000

Tremendous Man
A real man