I’m an American who only knows of Fred through RUclips and I’m so happy to find this 2+ hour feature. This man was truly of a different time and the world is worse without him.
Wives are like boilers. Run hot when you get them. Then they give off too much steam. Then they go off the boil completely. It was just time for Fred to get a new boiler clearly
I have been following Fred for nearly 50 years, I came from up there but now live in Suffolk. He, on his own opened the eyes of the nation to our heritage. The salt of the earth, a fine e replaceable man, this country will miss him a lot. Rest in peace Fred, see you soon
Difficult to be a modern chap and be allowed to follow these type of interests. Modern living and the life style wished upon us by society expects short span interests :- or time at the gym, family duties are expected to be at least 165% ( so that equality is in play) Work time can be greater than Victorian times as well. Fred was the last of the hunter gatherers and out of time which cost him personally ,dearly. Sad.
Im from Northern Ireland and have watched and admired Fred and the real men of England back in the day. Look what we have today. So so sad England is gone and given to brainless greedy foreigners RIP Fred❤🙏
He was a brilliant presenter of this series. An amazing knowledge, and paired with his own life’s journey made for a superb programme. His accent was the cherry on the top for me, and just added that bit extra. R.I.P Fred.
I discovered Fred about 10 years ago. The first video was of Fred taking down a huge chimney brick by brick. I think it took me months to watch all the videos. What a fantastic and informative series. I sent links to friends to share the stories. I miss Fred, I wish he were still here to continue with his work and promoting of Englands heritage and history.
Interestingly our museums and national galleries are full of paintings, furniture and artefacts containing the wealth of the rich and ruling class. Our working class history, factories and machines have been ignored until recently. Luckily a few plucky men and women have preserved what is our history. Thank God for programmes like this.God bless Fred Dinah, my he rest in peace.
Love this, found Fred on RUclips and can't stop watching his docs. A love seeing the old machinery actually running, hearing the stories. Its definitely a bygone time thats not coming back
As an engineer in my younger days. Fred was a real inspiration. Just look at the industry we have lost in recent years. We don’t make anything these days. It has all been sold off overseas, where they make everything cheaper, and it shows. 😢
Fred is one of the last of a dying breed, a generation that is all but gone. Resigned to history forevermore, just memories of times had and times gone by with a silver tear in my eye. For all the blood, sweat and pittances earned, yearned and lost will leave their indelible mark, you may be gone from view but you're never gone from mind nor remnant left over. Sweet bitterness thanks your welcome passage through our times that last, only by your staunch strong spirit does endorse this at last. So go in peace dear friend of the Earth, look not o'er your shoulder but stride ahead, your destiny awaits.
After seeing what happened to their country after they capitulated and did as they were told I suspect many were praying for death than rather see any more of the horrors and demoralizations.
God bless you Fred . Every job you did on salvage was a treasure for the nation. How we shall never know. The effort in just restoring one steam crankshaft amazing. I hope there’s a workshop in heaven and I will meet you there.
Used to watch Fred Dibnor when this was shown on tv. Living in Lincoln we a very large train goods yard. With engine shed along with heavy industry. But sadly it's all gone. Replaced with out of to retail parks. That are mostly empty. I was born in 1960 so can just remember a lot of this being closed down.
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing your passion Mr. Dibnah. I'm not really mechanically inclined, but I love the history. Can't get enough of seeing how it was way back when. Thanks for being my guide sir. Thanks for sharing your life's experiences.
27:12 How things have changed since Fred uttered those words! As I type this, 1st January, 2025, 43% of Britain's electricity demand is being fulfilled by wind turbines, and that percentage was about 80% earlier today. The average power is 15 gigawatts today. They are becoming the UK's largest source of electricity.
I've been to Fred's grave in Bolton. It simply states, " Fred Dibnah - Steeplejack". Somebody had left a can of Guinness on his grave, and I don't think a more fitting tribute to this man could have been made. An absolute national treasure.
At a place I worked at in Tasmania Australia they had restored a Robey steam traction engine which was used by the roads department for fifty years if I remember Robey had a little imp as an adornment at the front
I have watched with great dread and feeling somewhat queasy, Fred's escapades on ladders on chimney stacks. It was a surprise to see him descending the windmill steps with both hands on the rail and rope. Thought he might have just skipped down, blindfolded.
Bless you Fred wherever may be , fettling something . I'm pleased you're not here to see the mess that politicians , university idiots and do gooders are making to what was once an incredible place , full of hard working people , you can't get people to do a days graft now , it'd mean they'd have to put their phones down . Rest well Fred , I'll meet you before long
The toughest part of working a loom was setting the 'warp' or 'weft', I can't recall which is which. Not too stressful to me as there was a specialist crew for that. but hard.. There were hundreds of vertical threads, called warp or weft, and then a single thread horizontally, side to side, weave, called warp or weft...
Great video. I learned a lot from it and I am 73 years old. My only gripe was the phone number and website address coming up all the time. There is no need for it. Possibly 3 maybe 4 times max in a video this long.
I like the snow mobile trail better, the idea of beig able to go along collect fre fuel and clean up tree's along the way would have been awesome! You would have to have sites to stop at a mile ahead of time
Not long ago watched the flying Scotsman do over 200kph it was touring uk before entering York museum it holds two records being the first to do over 100mph then the next was to tour round the world
My great aunty work near there on Siberia mill my grandad helped restore the engine at queen street. I’ve seen photos that show the streets full with people leaving work. There was a Lancashire boiler in Keighley library I changed it from coke to gas I bet still running
Thanks for getting the best information possible to us so early on. Hozer made a point that I believe will have contributed to this more than I would’ve thought and that being the time it occurred. Probably a new FC2 on the Gettysburg responsible for the loss of the super hornet. Mooch is great about getting ahead of the conspiracy theorists on these things. Merry Christmas Mooch & Hozer and a happy new year.
Soligen has better steel for knifes then Sheffield. Wonder where they got the recipe for steel? Anyone try ringing the number? Fred is awesome. If you haven't seen what he does on chimneys you should check it out.
What a wonderful fellow ❤️ I'm a Yankee from Cols,OH we used to have all sorts of casting foundries here. Great were the days when we had belching smoking chimneys and awesome products stamped with made in U.S.A. Now everything is crap made in 🇨🇳 This preservation will unfortunately probably never happen here in the states. The minds of our youth have no interest in such things..Poisoned by the Commie electronics that are as bad as hard drugs.
I live nearby. Both these ferries have been running 24/7 for months lit up like Christmas trees by on board diesel engine generators. What would the carbon foot print of that be and under the freedom of information act, how much diesel in gallons have been combusted ?
True in many way’s for sure…however it was the same men in suits that moved industry from wound sail vessels and horse teams, into the Steam Age of industry. Raw good, aquired from around the world empire of Britannia processed by coal reserves of GB changed the world forever. The massive profits generated, forced the workers to ‘want more of the take’ in the form of higher wages…..TO THIS DAY, WAGES and BENEFITS, are one of the top factors of whether an industry survives on not….if there isn’t change in some form, the world passes you by. One of the key factors is and has always been…..IS EDUCATION….of all types.
It's sad how much of our country has been sadly lost and destroyed forever. Everyday I think that one day my old school skills will be sadly lost. This country has definitely been destroyed by then in suits with their puffy hands, not forgetting the the old cow Thatcher
The people, who lived in the big houses, got all the cash they could out of the technology, natural resources and the people, who generated huge wealth, while getting little themseves in return.
Did some of my underground training at the 'Lady Vic" Newtongrange in the 1960's before finishing off at Dungavel Strathaven Lanarkshire (Rudolf Hess's WWII target) I was 16 years old. Ah! those were the days. From there I emigrated to Australia I worked hard rock mines Mt Isa, & West Australia as well as coal mines NSW and Qld. Then "Spreading my wings as a tunneler/Shaft sinker In Australia, Fiji, USA. RIP Fred, God bless you.
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I’m an American who only knows of Fred through RUclips and I’m so happy to find this 2+ hour feature.
This man was truly of a different time and the world is worse without him.
His wife would of disagreed
@@cryptosammyyour wrong there it’s wives he had more than one lol
Wives are like boilers. Run hot when you get them. Then they give off too much steam. Then they go off the boil completely. It was just time for Fred to get a new boiler clearly
@ I know cba to edit 👍🏻
I am happy that this video is telling the story. In addit5ion to the BBC steeplejack documentary that was like 6 episodes
If ever there was 'A National Treasure', Fred Dibnah was one, "Without a shadow of a doubt" to quote the great man himself.
Absolutely right he is well missed l often think of him l was born in 75
I have been following Fred for nearly 50 years, I came from up there but now live in Suffolk. He, on his own opened the eyes of the nation to our heritage. The salt of the earth, a fine e replaceable man, this country will miss him a lot. Rest in peace Fred, see you soon
Difficult to be a modern chap and be allowed to follow these type of interests. Modern living and the life style wished upon us by society expects short span interests :- or time at the gym, family duties are expected to be at least 165% ( so that equality is in play) Work time can be greater than Victorian times as well. Fred was the last of the hunter gatherers and out of time which cost him personally ,dearly. Sad.
Im from Northern Ireland and have watched and admired Fred and the real men of England back in the day.
Look what we have today. So so sad England is gone and given to brainless greedy foreigners
RIP Fred❤🙏
From a man born and bred in Manchester to my ancestors…Thankyou! And many thankks to you Fred (R.I.P) for keeping the history going!
He was a brilliant presenter of this series. An amazing knowledge, and paired with his own life’s journey made for a superb programme. His accent was the cherry on the top for me, and just added that bit extra. R.I.P Fred.
I discovered Fred about 10 years ago. The first video was of Fred taking down a huge chimney brick by brick. I think it took me months to watch all the videos. What a fantastic and informative series. I sent links to friends to share the stories.
I miss Fred, I wish he were still here to continue with his work and promoting of Englands heritage and history.
Fred Dibnah, an absolute legend, even here in Germany. I love that guy and his lovely drawl.
What a great series. I thought I had seen all Fred Dibna's material, but fortunately I was wrong.Thank you for sharing this treasure.
Fred Dibnah & Tom Weir. Classics. Both dearly missed.
Interestingly our museums and national galleries are full of paintings, furniture and artefacts containing the wealth of the rich and ruling class. Our working class history, factories and machines have been ignored until recently. Luckily a few plucky men and women have preserved what is our history. Thank God for programmes like this.God bless Fred Dinah, my he rest in peace.
What a truly lovely program to sit down and have a cup or two of tea to
Love this, found Fred on RUclips and can't stop watching his docs. A love seeing the old machinery actually running, hearing the stories. Its definitely a bygone time thats not coming back
My favourite man ever after my dad, my inner monologue is in his accent, I'm from Donegal ❤
Fred is a real tonic 👍
Thanks Fred for the great memories
Excellent program thank you
As an engineer in my younger days. Fred was a real inspiration. Just look at the industry we have lost in recent years. We don’t make anything these days. It has all been sold off overseas, where they make everything cheaper, and it shows. 😢
It's a crying shame,all that innovation and skills gone forever
Born in Nova Scotia,spent my youth on Vancouver Island and the last 30 years living in Alberta. I love this country. CANADA RULES! 👊❤️
Britain built by men in overalls, destroyed by men in suits...Fred dibnah.
Sad but true
Not just men?
@markbeale7390 please tell me more..
@@grahamhumphreys3086? Thought Margaret Thatcher made a big contribution?
? Thought Margaret Thatcher made a big contribution?@@grahamhumphreys3086
Fantastic from start to finish. Excellent presentation by Fred.👍👍👍🚂
Fred would have not believed you if you told him what a legend he was. Thanks ❤Fred.
This makes me smile...big smiles.....Thank You. Sidney Vaneyck Sisk an old Architect in Connecticut UISA. Thanks.
SIR , HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR .
RESPECT FROM SCOTLAND .
Can't believe that, this is a 2 hour special of this proud Bolton chap.
It's important that every country preserve their historical accomplishments and individuality. Along with their History.
Why? Has his existence changed anything.
@grsafran For some people, obviously not for you.
8:30. The sheer joy on Fred's face as he turns the windmill round. Like a little kid at Christmas. The man was a national treasure.
I was smiling at that as well, forever a wee lad
I’m proud to be born and bred in Lancashire, the heartlands of the UK and the world at one point
Great man, can't believe how long he's been gone
Fred is one of the last of a dying breed, a generation that is all but gone. Resigned to history forevermore, just memories of times had and times gone by with a silver tear in my eye. For all the blood, sweat and pittances earned, yearned and lost will leave their indelible mark, you may be gone from view but you're never gone from mind nor remnant left over. Sweet bitterness thanks your welcome passage through our times that last, only by your staunch strong spirit does endorse this at last. So go in peace dear friend of the Earth, look not o'er your shoulder but stride ahead, your destiny awaits.
After seeing what happened to their country after they capitulated and did as they were told I suspect many were praying for death than rather see any more of the horrors and demoralizations.
God bless you Fred . Every job you did on salvage was a treasure for the nation. How we shall never know. The effort in just restoring one steam crankshaft amazing. I hope there’s a workshop in heaven and I will meet you there.
Used to watch Fred Dibnor when this was shown on tv. Living in Lincoln we a very large train goods yard. With engine shed along with heavy industry. But sadly it's all gone. Replaced with out of to retail parks. That are mostly empty. I was born in 1960 so can just remember a lot of this being closed down.
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed your post very much
What an absolute treasure that man was.
Enjoyed the video, Fred knew his stuff.
Fred Dibnah is a true English legend
His two ex-wives wouldn’t say that
@Buddy-nt6rd I'm sure both OUR ex'es would say the same ;-)
@Buddy-nt6rd He was a legend because he was one of last of his craft.
that is why we remember him.
He was a fascinating hardworking guy.
@Buddy-nt6rd I cant answer I'm afraid. RUclips deletes all my comments
@Buddy-nt6rd 🤣 and they were young too!
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing your passion Mr. Dibnah. I'm not really mechanically inclined, but I love the history. Can't get enough of seeing how it was way back when. Thanks for being my guide sir. Thanks for sharing your life's experiences.
This was an excellent watch! Such a great representation and explanation of the olden times! It was better back then.
27:12 How things have changed since Fred uttered those words! As I type this, 1st January, 2025, 43% of Britain's electricity demand is being fulfilled by wind turbines, and that percentage was about 80% earlier today. The average power is 15 gigawatts today. They are becoming the UK's largest source of electricity.
As a retired railwayman, I know the romance of the iron road.. 125mph through the English countryside.....
I've been to Fred's grave in Bolton. It simply states, " Fred Dibnah - Steeplejack". Somebody had left a can of Guinness on his grave, and I don't think a more fitting tribute to this man could have been made. An absolute national treasure.
One of the best docs ive ever watched! Gotta love the Homm3 music too 😊
Superb Film, You can taste Freds ENTHUSIASM.
Thanks for the upload.
At a place I worked at in Tasmania Australia they had restored a Robey steam traction engine which was used by the roads department for fifty years if I remember Robey had a little imp as an adornment at the front
I really enjoyed this great program, thank you 🙏.
I can't wait to watch this later
Love the content. Keep it going including the good luck mate. Thanks Craig 🤩👍
What an excellent presentation.
What a bloke Fred was could listen to him all day RIP Fred ❤
I have watched with great dread and feeling somewhat queasy, Fred's escapades on ladders on chimney stacks. It was a surprise to see him descending the windmill steps with both hands on the rail and rope. Thought he might have just skipped down, blindfolded.
Fred, the most unique man.
Fred Dibnah is a treasure
Amazing the Ingenuity was incredible
He was a true gent
He beat his wifes 🤦🏼
BRILLIANT!!!!!!
You are so right Katie. It’s long past time we gave those desperate to keep us under control the finger. Happy new year.🍷🍷🍹🍻x
So good to see Fred again. Sadly miissed.
Real history about us. Fed up with continuous history about monarchs and aristocracy.
wish his sons were older when he passed and took over his legacy. Went to young did fred.
His one big mistake was cutting his wife from the Will..she would have carried his legacy on
Simply the best ❤
Thanks.
Bless you Fred wherever may be , fettling something . I'm pleased you're not here to see the mess that politicians , university idiots and do gooders are making to what was once an incredible place , full of hard working people , you can't get people to do a days graft now , it'd mean they'd have to put their phones down . Rest well Fred , I'll meet you before long
Last of the old brilliant engineers god bless
The toughest part of working a loom was setting the 'warp' or 'weft', I can't recall which is which. Not too stressful to me as there was a specialist crew for that. but hard..
There were hundreds of vertical threads, called warp or weft, and then a single thread horizontally, side to side, weave, called warp or weft...
Love Fred .
4:59 30 miles an hour!?! That’s nearly half a mile every minute! Impressive!
In the top of Saxted mill are my initials carved in 1949 on the wind shaft.
Fred and Jack Hargreaves. Rest in Peace, and you're sorely missed. ❤
Fred is super man love him
Back To The Future meets Groundhog Day...?
Great video. I learned a lot from it and I am 73 years old. My only gripe was the phone number and website address coming up all the time. There is no need for it. Possibly 3 maybe 4 times max in a video this long.
I remeber when there was a steam roller in the park here in Leamington spa
I like the snow mobile trail better, the idea of beig able to go along collect fre fuel and clean up tree's along the way would have been awesome! You would have to have sites to stop at a mile ahead of time
Not long ago watched the flying Scotsman do over 200kph it was touring uk before entering York museum it holds two records being the first to do over 100mph then the next was to tour round the world
A wealth of knowledge went when Fred finally went. What a loss. R.I.P.
My great aunty work near there on Siberia mill my grandad helped restore the engine at queen street. I’ve seen photos that show the streets full with people leaving work. There was a Lancashire boiler in Keighley library I changed it from coke to gas I bet still running
He’s been gone 20yrs ❤
Thanks for getting the best information possible to us so early on.
Hozer made a point that I believe will have contributed to this more than I would’ve thought and that being the time it occurred. Probably a new FC2 on the Gettysburg responsible for the loss of the super hornet.
Mooch is great about getting ahead of the conspiracy theorists on these things.
Merry Christmas Mooch & Hozer and a happy new year.
Green Hydrogen IC engine power rules the roost today. (R. I. P. Fred!).
I’m sad only 24,000 viewings.
I’m devastated so many few people both to like
Quality not quantity
Love Fred. Ohio
Fred dibnah, a chad who had the a little touch of the tism
Soligen has better steel for knifes then Sheffield. Wonder where they got the recipe for steel? Anyone try ringing the number? Fred is awesome. If you haven't seen what he does on chimneys you should check it out.
One factor with these steam powered pumps etc….is how quiet the workings are.
May I ask do they clean the debris from the bottom of the canal?
Effing legend
What a wonderful fellow ❤️
I'm a Yankee from Cols,OH we used to have all sorts of casting foundries here. Great were the days when we had belching smoking chimneys and awesome products stamped with made in U.S.A.
Now everything is crap made in 🇨🇳
This preservation will unfortunately probably never happen here in the states. The minds of our youth have no interest in such things..Poisoned by the Commie electronics that are as bad as hard drugs.
Our countries got sold out by greedy men from old families ,very sad
1:09:20 I was quite condused why the guy legged it for approximately 0.5 seconds
I live nearby. Both these ferries have been running 24/7 for months lit up like Christmas trees by on board diesel engine generators. What would the carbon foot print of that be and under the freedom of information act, how much diesel in gallons have been combusted ?
It's very sad to see what has become of Britain. Import third world - become third world.
Touche my friend
Absolutely 😢
His neighbours opposite hated the banging and clanging about on a Sunday morning 😂😂😂😂
Fred should of been given a knighthood but of course he wasn’t corrupt so no chance then
Fred was ..bread and butter people ..a knighthood would tarnished his brass❤
What happened to all Fred's machinery when he died?
BRILL
I thought the tall chimneys were to create a draft to make the fire burn hotter ?
That's exactly what they said
Its sad to see what Great Britain as become. I fear it'll only become more tragic with the passing of time.
True in many way’s for sure…however it was the same men in suits that moved industry from wound sail vessels and horse teams, into the Steam Age of industry. Raw good, aquired from around the world empire of Britannia processed by coal reserves of GB changed the world forever. The massive profits generated, forced the workers to ‘want more of the take’ in the form of higher wages…..TO THIS DAY, WAGES and BENEFITS, are one of the top factors of whether an industry survives on not….if there isn’t change in some form, the world passes you by. One of the key factors is and has always been…..IS EDUCATION….of all types.
It's sad how much of our country has been sadly lost and destroyed forever.
Everyday I think that one day my old school skills will be sadly lost.
This country has definitely been destroyed by then in suits with their puffy hands, not forgetting the the old cow Thatcher
Eeee 'e we're a grand lad.
The people, who lived in the big houses, got all the cash they could out of the technology, natural resources and the people, who generated huge wealth, while getting little themseves in return.
Did some of my underground training at the 'Lady Vic" Newtongrange in the 1960's before finishing off at Dungavel Strathaven Lanarkshire (Rudolf Hess's WWII target) I was 16 years old. Ah! those were the days. From there I emigrated to Australia I worked hard rock mines Mt Isa, & West Australia as well as coal mines NSW and Qld. Then "Spreading my wings as a tunneler/Shaft sinker In Australia, Fiji, USA. RIP Fred, God bless you.