Fred Dibnah

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Fred Dibnah

April 29, 1938

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and eccentric with a keen interest in mechanical engineering who became a cult television personality. Dibnah was born in a country which then relied heavily upon coal to fuel its industry. As a child he was fascinated by the steam engines which powered the many textile mills in Bolton, but he paid particular attention to chimneys and the men who worked on them. He began his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack. From age 22, he served for two years in the armed forces, a...

Filmography

Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone
12 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone
12 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
12 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
12 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
6 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
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8 Episode s . as Self
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8 Episode s . as Self

Created Shows

Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection
14 Episode s . Fred at Britain's railway workshops, museums and preservation lines. Features The Story of Britain's Railways; Great Little Steam Railways; and Made in Britain: Railway Yards and Workshops, taking one from the earliest wood wagon ways in the 18th century to the last great days of steam and the birth of the railways preservation movement. Locations include the National Railway Museum; the Bluebell Railway; Didcot Railway Centre; Birmingham Railway Museum; Llangollen, Middleton, Ravenglass and Eskdale, South Tynedale, Tanfield and East Lancs Railways; the Bo ness and Kinneil Railway; Midland Railway Centre; Great Central Railway; Severn Valley Railway and Ffestiniog Railway.
Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection
14 Episode s . Fred at Britain's railway workshops, museums and preservation lines. Features The Story of Britain's Railways; Great Little Steam Railways; and Made in Britain: Railway Yards and Workshops, taking one from the earliest wood wagon ways in the 18th century to the last great days of steam and the birth of the railways preservation movement. Locations include the National Railway Museum; the Bluebell Railway; Didcot Railway Centre; Birmingham Railway Museum; Llangollen, Middleton, Ravenglass and Eskdale, South Tynedale, Tanfield and East Lancs Railways; the Bo ness and Kinneil Railway; Midland Railway Centre; Great Central Railway; Severn Valley Railway and Ffestiniog Railway.
Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone
12 Episode s . Series which looks at the many sides of Fred Dibnah - engineer, steeplejack, artist, craftsman, steam enthusiast and inventor - and celebrates his contribution to our knowledge and appreciation of Britain's architectural, industrial and engineering heritage.
Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone
12 Episode s . Series which looks at the many sides of Fred Dibnah - engineer, steeplejack, artist, craftsman, steam enthusiast and inventor - and celebrates his contribution to our knowledge and appreciation of Britain's architectural, industrial and engineering heritage.

Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

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Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone