Fred Dibnah - The Last Chimney

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  • @JJ-zg1hh
    @JJ-zg1hh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    One thing you notice about these comments is that there is not one bad word said about the man. Says it all really. If there were more people like Fred in the world it would be a better place.

    • @lucindafergusonart
      @lucindafergusonart ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @blondie500 the women had the cheek to try and change great man like Fred, didn't work

    • @nim10107
      @nim10107 ปีที่แล้ว

      Obviously

    • @mark-wh2qc
      @mark-wh2qc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@lucindafergusonart But she certainly fucked everything up once he'd died..

    • @lucindafergusonart
      @lucindafergusonart 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mark-wh2qc was thinking of the first two,it is an interesting part of his life like a lot of men the marriage's didn't work out very well, almost like he got picked by Women who didn't understand him or his greatness and tried charging him ,was sad really as they could have had it all but were too daft to see it

    • @smartypants7284
      @smartypants7284 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lucindafergusonartso it's all about men getting what they want and women putting up with it? Alison stayed for 18 years and he cared only for his engines

  • @jrbs
    @jrbs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Love it how the chimney has its glory with a last plume of smoke.

    • @jamiehoward5538
      @jamiehoward5538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was thinking exactly same thing

    • @dartacus.spartacus1988
      @dartacus.spartacus1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I always 4t the same thing

    • @chidlowt
      @chidlowt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      their last breath

    • @Andy-pu2iv
      @Andy-pu2iv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @brinlowe3446
      @brinlowe3446 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well said 👏

  • @-nWo
    @-nWo ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My grandad, my dad and I loved him! Had the pleasure of meeting him in 1998 when I was a boy.. Now I'm showing my children him! Hopefully they will tell their children. Well done Mr Dibnah a life well lived. ❤️

    • @Amero2323
      @Amero2323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Be careful I showed my son some old videos of Fred and my kid accidently got all mixed up in the dangerous world of underground steeplejacking! It's a nightmare for all of us including him he HATES heights

  • @setphaserstostun4626
    @setphaserstostun4626 7 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    Fred's face should be on the new £20 note.

    • @GuyRWood
      @GuyRWood 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What an AMAZING idea!!!

    • @Dan.Chaytor
      @Dan.Chaytor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Great idea mate

    • @michaelbennett9738
      @michaelbennett9738 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To rite!!!

    • @markomaxspeed9618
      @markomaxspeed9618 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah. Al Gore long with that

    • @dreamcatcher3622
      @dreamcatcher3622 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What a fantastic idea - a member of the working class for a change, and a real man of the people.

  • @calvinjamesmontgomery3865
    @calvinjamesmontgomery3865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was raised by a man of Fred's caliber, I was raised in awe of these great men the likes of whom I doubt I will see in my lifetime and it saddens me that such be the case. Good, hardworking blokes who knew their stuff and could keep you enthralled for hours, like Fred's chimneys - giants fall when they pass. How greatful I am, and how greatful we all should be for them, may their legacies live forever.
    Johannesburg, South Africa

  • @leccy9901
    @leccy9901 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My grandad brought me up. He was very much a man like Fred. Never fear a hard day's work. My life has been made so easy because of the morals put onto me. Fred and his generation were the best, changed the earth for the good, and always in good spirits. Fred is a national treasure.

    • @JustDaniel6764
      @JustDaniel6764 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Grandad was very much like Fred also

  • @grhhaddybow6964
    @grhhaddybow6964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Only got to know Fred tonight via youtube from my lounge in Australia and it is a credit to his character that getting to the end of his clips to learn he had passed brought a tear to my eye, that a man could warm your soul in 1 night you never even met. And dont put it down to being british as its a dying generation like my late father and grandfather.
    Thank Fred for leaving a video legacy as a example for us all

    • @hooper7735
      @hooper7735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great comment..... he's made from the same stuff that you Aussies are made from that built your great country.... Just a great hard working bloke that earned an honest crust....men like Fred built the West 👍

    • @geoffreycarson2311
      @geoffreycarson2311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well Said And BERT MUNRO !!!WAS OF THAT SAME MOULD The N ZEALANDER Bike Man 😊👍g

  • @easystar123
    @easystar123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Fred Dibnah was a fantastic all round man. I never get tired of watching his videos. So so interesting compared to the rubbish that's on TV today.

    • @davelove3779
      @davelove3779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      70s and 80s TV was so much better in my opinion

  • @sassythesasquatch1571
    @sassythesasquatch1571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really miss the old days , the 90's n early 2000's I miss the people and the wonder the world still had back then

  • @TheMrgaztop
    @TheMrgaztop 12 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I'm a Cockney, London born and bred. There is something magical about Freds voice. Not just the accent, but the way he explains a very complicated proceedure in laymans terms. It is the confidence in the knowledge he imparts that makes you want to listen. And I did, and still do. Not some know it all BBC twat, but a man that wants you to share his experience and learn so that you can feel what he feels. He will never be replaced. As unique as DNA.

    • @GoteeDevotee
      @GoteeDevotee 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheMrgaztop You claim to be a' cockney'

    • @glitchking4992
      @glitchking4992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      GoteeDevotee that comment was 5 years ago you misfit... whats wrong with being cockney ?

    • @fatwalletboy2
      @fatwalletboy2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He would have made a great teacher.

  • @711honved
    @711honved 11 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    Fred understood and appreciated what made Britain great during the Industrial Revolution. Since then we have been made to feel ashamed of our great achievements and industrial heritage. Fred was a great patriot and a proud Englishman RIP.

    • @raymondo162
      @raymondo162 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      'e were a wife beating northern terwat

    • @johnwalsh3635
      @johnwalsh3635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ghost ghost Bull shit. Grow up.

    • @seanwhelan5728
      @seanwhelan5728 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      711honved I

    • @laurencecope6677
      @laurencecope6677 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It all started with Thatcher telling everybody Engineering was a dirty word.

    • @r.f.4280
      @r.f.4280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Raymond Ashby have you any evidence he was a wife beater?

  • @SCHRANZ3040
    @SCHRANZ3040 10 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    He said old England will never come back, how true !

    • @MM0SDK
      @MM0SDK 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +SCHRANZ3040 That was like a sledgehammer to the stomach that quote from him. So, so true.

    • @BlueXonar
      @BlueXonar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Any why would it? The past is in the past.
      I know it is nice to cling on to the past and past values, memories, and such like. But you will be happier when you let it go.
      Your parents will have felt the same, and your parents parents. The only difference is the issues which shape the world at the time.
      I remember the past fondly, and in many ways the country will never be the same. But I am also excited for the future.

    • @andybliss5965
      @andybliss5965 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Including children suffering from all the respiratory diseases and rickets due to all the smoke! Move on

    • @bibtebo
      @bibtebo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is a universal truth. Times change. Adapt.

    • @goodshepherd536
      @goodshepherd536 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Com Lag fuck change i like tradition and stability

  • @Harbaksh1234
    @Harbaksh1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    An absolute enigma ..
    Imagine an analysis of the mind of this man .. His life, the things he has seen and felt (from those terrifying heights).
    What an absolutely fascinating man.

  • @crazyjonhereagain
    @crazyjonhereagain 12 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    At the end of this vid you see fred turning to camera and giving a nod to all to say I'm off now thanks still gets me today top man a true legend

    • @Iazzaboyce
      @Iazzaboyce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @PhreshFunk He died six months later and he knew it was coming.

  • @bommmmmmmm
    @bommmmmmmm 11 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Something you don’t see much now - a man who was proud to be working class.

    • @flumpyhumpy
      @flumpyhumpy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A man who did work he could be proud of is something you don't see a lot of these days either.

  • @Waitakeredame
    @Waitakeredame 16 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You were right, I got the whole film this time. That music bring tears to your eyes eh? I grew up amongst mills like this and although I didn't value them at the time, it's sad to see those magnificent chimneys go. A fine tribute to good old Fred, a real legend. Many thanks.

  • @BillyBigTop
    @BillyBigTop 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Had a tear in my eye watching this! Fred Dibnah you were a great British legend and character, something of which we don't have anymore! RIP my friend X

    • @runlarryrun77
      @runlarryrun77 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We do still have people like that, but they're not "X Factor" material so they don't get on telly now. Go to any historical railway or steam rally & you'll find people like this.

  • @craigybus1
    @craigybus1 16 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Having met 'Saint Fred' more than once, he was always friendly & welcoming bloke, with always a tale to tell...
    Cannot believe its almost 4 years since we lost the great man...

    • @longjohn77
      @longjohn77 ปีที่แล้ว

      14 years after your comment ppl are still watching him.

    • @jamst123
      @jamst123 ปีที่แล้ว

      18years

  • @MrBmxbrawler
    @MrBmxbrawler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If there was one person I could have met... It'd be Fred Dibnah. What a glorious human being. So caring and respectful to times before his. I know its difficult for him to celebrate a chimney coming down he still smiles and makes the best of it !

  • @Loco37422
    @Loco37422 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Balls of steel climbing those ...Legend.

  • @zzZZalanZZzz
    @zzZZalanZZzz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    love it how he is the only one who realised that a hard hat wont make any difference what so ever when a chimney lands on your head

    • @stevedavis68
      @stevedavis68 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So bloody right 😂😂😂👍🏼✅

    • @Alucard-gt1zf
      @Alucard-gt1zf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then he was also the only one to not realise the true purpose of a helmet is not to protect you from a falling chimney....

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Alucard-gt1zf what does it protect you from where they were then? The press taking pictures of your baldy head?! 😂

  • @Shipfixer
    @Shipfixer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Right. To the pub." RIP Fred. Truly a national treasure.

  • @Lakeman3211
    @Lakeman3211 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m honored that they took the initiative to record his exploits for the world to cherish…

  • @stevek3036
    @stevek3036 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He clearly knew what he was doing, he never had a 'fail' and never came to grieve in the course of decades of work. May he rest in peace

  • @nosoul4233
    @nosoul4233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    what a legend ... i feel he was born in the right era for his character ... i dont think he would of enjoyed how things are today

  • @SPARKY53100
    @SPARKY53100 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Always loved watching Fred on TV . Such an entertaining and knowledgeable man who was able to explain things in plain English . God bless him .

  • @madbycc
    @madbycc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Guys like him are missing all over the world. Respect.

  • @missionpassed4584
    @missionpassed4584 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Sad very sad watched old fred for years, RIP good man

  • @DOCTORDROTT
    @DOCTORDROTT 14 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A very sad video,you could see that his health was failing in this clip.A great man,it was a pleasure to know him as he always made me welcome at his Bolton workshop.
    He was a true grafter that spoke for a lot of us.
    Rip Fred,you are missed by all,.God bless you mate.

  • @stevedoubleu99B
    @stevedoubleu99B 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Always very respectful to those who built these fine chimneys. Fred was a gent.

  • @unclealbert7689
    @unclealbert7689 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    a true master the likes we will never ever see again you could even call him an artist in what he did truly missed rip fred

  • @shutterbugbanana7718
    @shutterbugbanana7718 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I went to see this chimney get demolished with my dad and brother. Shame that Fred passed away several months later.

  • @klistarf
    @klistarf 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This man was, and always will be, an absolute legend! I love Fred! Such a clever, honest, hard working man. As a fellow northerner (born and raised not too far from Fred's hometown), i feel a real affinity to him. So sad that he is no longer with us! I would have loved to have indulged in a pint (or four) of Guinness with him. A true gent. RIP Fred... \m/ x

  • @kenkey9806
    @kenkey9806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Legend......what a interesting down to earth fella....love watching his programs....kinda relaxing.....RIP fred and thankyou

  • @pug2052
    @pug2052 ปีที่แล้ว

    All my life Fred has been there on telly very soothing to watch what a top class bloke very much missed

  • @MsMarciax
    @MsMarciax 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    History will never see the likes of him ever again. RIP Fred, always be remembered in our hearts and minds.

  • @bendyaj4033
    @bendyaj4033 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a great man r.i.p. Fred. he came to Ireland many times & loved a pint of Guinness or 10.. maximum respect.

  • @barumman
    @barumman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    He wasn't afraid of hard work, that's for sure.

    • @anneread6729
      @anneread6729 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      barumman i

    • @davidian7787
      @davidian7787 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He knocked down whole chimneys with a hammer and chisel. Your not wrong.

    • @atit4096
      @atit4096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      His work dosnt look hard just dangerous 😂

    • @RJ1999x
      @RJ1999x 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@atit4096 you should try it for a day

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@atit4096 climb up a 450ft chimney without stopping then start knocking the bricks off the top straight away and say that.

  • @mickmcloughlin5816
    @mickmcloughlin5816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One last smoke for the chimney, one last smoke for fred ,RIP legend

  • @lem60
    @lem60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Where's Roger? We've not buried him have we?
    Always a pleasure to watch his videos. R.i.p Fred. A true national treasure.

  • @fegstachops6746
    @fegstachops6746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For a man short in height he was a massive force of nature.what a guy.

  • @bringmemybow
    @bringmemybow 15 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a bloody legend.
    One of those British greats!

  • @paulcooke100
    @paulcooke100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My grandfather was a steeple jack and also brought chimneys using fire and ropes. None of the Blaster Bates crap. Brought tears to my eyes today. Never actually knew him as he died while my mother was carrying me. WW1 veteran was medically discharged out of the Royal Horse Artilley and being blasted of his horse (lead rider) and having his leg crushed under the limber

  • @imnotavingthat6813
    @imnotavingthat6813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last of his generation, a wonderful man who i could listen to tales from everyday
    Dont half miss The Late Great Fred Dibnah

  • @jamessones4044
    @jamessones4044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brings a warm glow to me- watching Fred enjoying his life.
    I’d put shaking his hand above a lot of life’s dreams.!
    Whoever did- your lucky!
    A TRUE NATIONAL TREASURE

  • @daveallen63
    @daveallen63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Life has to move on but it's very sad to see those days gone forever. There are still folks like Fred out there but you are highly unlikely to actual get to meet one these days. RIP Mr. Dibnah.

    • @runlarryrun77
      @runlarryrun77 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad to see someone realises there are still people like Fred.

    • @LMAO-ef3ip
      @LMAO-ef3ip 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im one of them, last of a dying breed

  • @Farscape_247
    @Farscape_247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fred was from a time when this country had spirit, this has all gone now and we are a mere shell of what we used to be, Fred was a good bloke.

  • @desparky
    @desparky 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's only fitting that such a man who really appreciates the hard graft it took to build such a structure should demolish it.... and then go to the pub. He respected all those who came before him. Proper MAN. R.I.P Fred.

  • @jennylast3149
    @jennylast3149 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    As a country we should all be proud to think "He was a really Great Brit."

    • @raymondo162
      @raymondo162 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      'e were a wife beating northern terwat

    • @lukeroberts6188
      @lukeroberts6188 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Raymond Ashby in English please

    • @fallahish
      @fallahish 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SO MANY WHINING BITCH'S IN THIS FORUM PINNING AFTER ENGLAND'S PAST GLORY. POOR SAD ANUS LICKERS TAKE EVERY CARE TO AVOID LOOKING AT THE MISERIES AND EVILS ENGLAND BROUGHT AROUND THE WORLD AND ON HER OWN BLOOD STAINED DOOR STEP IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH HERSELF ON THE WORLD STAGE. FUCKING DISGRACE. GOD HAS SEEN THE EVIL WORKS OF HER HANDS AND SHALL DROP ALL HIS WRATH AND PUNISHMENT UPON HER. ENGLAND, THE WHORE OF BABYLON. HA HA

    • @mothman411
      @mothman411 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yawn

    • @fallahish
      @fallahish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SteveGad YEP, AND YOU'RE STILL HERE ACTING AS GRAMMAR POLICE. I'M RIGHT NOW DRINKING A PINT, SO CHEERS.

  • @mickrobo6073
    @mickrobo6073 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    A good proper northern English man great bloke🇬🇧👍

    • @audey0147
      @audey0147 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A great example of old school British. Not just northern English. Up and down and across the breadth of UK. Stalwarts of pride in their career prevailed. From great bridge constructions to shipyards,heavy industry, light industry,mills,docks,armed forces,miners... heck. You name it. They were proud of what they did. And with good reason. But yes fred is northern. And a legend. And possibly had the biggest balls known to mankind.

    • @no15minutecities
      @no15minutecities 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      British

  • @geneva760
    @geneva760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I so enjoy watching this man. Have a safe and nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

  • @njrcolne
    @njrcolne 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm from Colne. An old mill town. It's a bloody shame about all the heritage we've lost over the years.

  • @nangidkram8652
    @nangidkram8652 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Fred took a moment to honour those men that laid the bricks before he laid them all to rest. Bringing his Wife to light the fire served two purposes, the first being a tribute to the Women who looked after their Husbands whilst they toiled, and the second to say "it were 'Err that did it, Y'urOnnar!

    • @Sarge92
      @Sarge92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      actually he explained it in a video its cause he always things its gonna light up with a bang so hed rather she do it than him

  • @raymondcaylor6292
    @raymondcaylor6292 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My maternal grandfather was a man like Fred except his love and dedication was to woodworking. From his shop at his home in College Park Georgia he had the giants of industry come in hopes he would take on their repair work whether in replacement or refurbishment. His mahogany scrap pile sold for 26K in 1979 to a Connecticut man who wrapped every piece in 2 inches of cotton and burlap. I've always wished I had inherited his skill but like Fred Dibnah he was one in a million.

  • @burants89
    @burants89 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There'll never be a TV personality like Fred.., we'll never see the light again

  • @gailcrook4908
    @gailcrook4908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love him, miss him, thank God for TH-cam.

  • @ivorharden
    @ivorharden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Knocks down a chimney and goes to the pub. Legend of a man.

  • @blackpoolbarmpot
    @blackpoolbarmpot 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a wonderful Man !
    one of the most interesting people on Television. He always showed total enthusiasm for our heritage. I learnt a lot about our ancestral past and his programmes showed how people - in their environs - lived. My BIG regret is never meeting the Man personally. FRED DIBNAH - R.I.P.

  • @vincenthewlett4329
    @vincenthewlett4329 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    great loss to this country was Fred.....it is such a shame that his brain could not have been " downloaded " as in his skills etc etc, but at least we have the visual videos of this great man.....RIP Fred you were one of a kind........

  • @ianbetts4435
    @ianbetts4435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sad but looking forward to seeing Fred in the next life and having a pint with him..

  • @chrishesketh9018
    @chrishesketh9018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a gentleman! Absolute LEGEND!

  • @marcel911
    @marcel911 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember going to his house in Radcliffe Road in Bolton many years ago and looking down onto his workshop. He was one of a kind.

  • @alanfromdarwen
    @alanfromdarwen 11 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    a national treasure for sure.

  • @spud888
    @spud888 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    I lived a stones throw from Elk Mill but missed this because we were in bloody Wales that weekend! Fred Dibnah = National Treasure.

  • @brianhiggins3090
    @brianhiggins3090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy should have been Knighted his general knowledge and hard work were second to none. Bloody footballers and other sports people are Knighted willy nilly these days. Fred was a national treasure in all aspects. R.I.P. Fred.

  • @johnstephenson5761
    @johnstephenson5761 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    A wonderful man thank you for the entertainment over the years may you rest in peace

  • @silverlaptop2022
    @silverlaptop2022 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You brought us to new hights, Rest in God's good love dear one 🌹

  • @llewellyn237
    @llewellyn237 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So true!
    I remember sitting with my Dad in the 80s watching Fred do his stuff. An absolutely marvellous man, a real legend.

  • @halfzwarfuck
    @halfzwarfuck 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    gone but never forgotten!
    a true legend.
    everytime i look at dixons chimney here in carlisle,i think of old fred dibnah.
    r.i.p fred

    • @raypitts4880
      @raypitts4880 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      would that have been 91

  • @gamevids4181
    @gamevids4181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The truth is, of course, there are hundreds, even thousands, of "national treasures" in countries around the world. But most never get recognised as such until after they are gone.
    We're lucky that Fred did get spotted and was able to provide us with some great entertaining and insightful television before he died.

  • @soulman1419
    @soulman1419 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Old school character you'll never see the like again. r.i.p Fred ✌🏻

  • @danielfouardlibertarianono8017
    @danielfouardlibertarianono8017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a man! Fred was an icon!

    • @blairdawson9506
      @blairdawson9506 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never gets it's a laugh humourous event

  • @meganomania_
    @meganomania_ 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    FRED IS JUST LIKE MY GRANDAD (R.I.P) and fred is greatly missed by thousands. x

    • @danlittman8369
      @danlittman8369 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow you commented 10 years ago.

  • @sptol
    @sptol 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fred Dibnah was an inspiration to so many of us honest,hard working and passionate about his job be it demolishing chimneys or his love of steam engines and the industrial bygone era that was part of his past and proud of his heritage. ive met him a few times over the years we were at The Park Mill site that day as id worked there many moons before a true gentleman God Bless R.I.P

  • @paulbellingham3948
    @paulbellingham3948 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolute bloody legend , another taken too soon because of cancer sticks ,never get tired seeing him

  • @jonwu6273
    @jonwu6273 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    lovely comment and I am 41 I was watching his industrial age when it first Aird on t.v. if we had a nation now of fred dibnahs we would still be great we are just British now the minority in are own country and he defanutly the man when it came to political incorrectness. I toght my son to ern his bread by the sweat of his brow

    • @GoteeDevotee
      @GoteeDevotee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jon wu if you 'toght' you son anything I do hope it was where to find an English speaking English teacher.

  • @Battc9
    @Battc9 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live 5min walk from his house. Still full coach loads of people turning up at his house, particulary in summer to tour his house and the fascinating things he built in his garden.

  • @Kevin-si1es
    @Kevin-si1es 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a true lovely down to earth person Fred was funny intelligent salt of the earth 🌎 sadly missed one in a million he was

  • @theukraniandream72
    @theukraniandream72 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nobody will come close to Fred ONE OF A KIND

  • @Tiffany.1970
    @Tiffany.1970 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    A true English man and what a craftman so deeply missed you are fred merry xmas

  • @jediknight1209
    @jediknight1209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Makes me so sad that very few people have real character anymore god bless and keep you safe Fred x

  • @itsmephil2255
    @itsmephil2255 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    A man that stayed humble and never let "fame" goto his head

  • @geoffreyjonathanwilson5826
    @geoffreyjonathanwilson5826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fred was a lovely bloke,one of a kind.
    That's for sure 😊

  • @JAMamation
    @JAMamation 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't believe it's been so long since he's been gone.

  • @robleary3353
    @robleary3353 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They broke the mould after creating Fred, great character, great worker and some one who's work ethics and 'make, mend and recycle attitude should be taught in schools!

  • @yensabi
    @yensabi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fred Dibnah...........A legend in his own lifetime........what more can i say .

  • @cccecider
    @cccecider 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    i could watch this guy all day,every day..cheers fred

  • @daffyduchman
    @daffyduchman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i was working on that site that day fred pulled up in nice clean clothes went and put his old rags on filmed for a bit got back changed and went to the pub he was only there 10 minutes his sons was doing all the graft great old bloke though I shook his hand salt of the earth kind a guy he took me in the bottom of the chimney showed me how it was done they were using big hydraulic breakers to knock chunks out of the base it was about 3 ft thick the wall at the bottom I was only in my twentys then

  • @billbonnington7916
    @billbonnington7916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    legend, with a voiceover by Johnny Ball, another legend.

  • @Firebrand55
    @Firebrand55 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ".....And this too will pass......." Fred Dibnah; the reluctant celebrity but twice the man for that.

    • @smartypants7284
      @smartypants7284 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Firebrand55 he loved the attention don't think he was reluctant

  • @justonsullivan3807
    @justonsullivan3807 ปีที่แล้ว

    R.I.P Fred. U will never be forgotten my friend. 🙏🇺🇲🗽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙏

  • @hhrfc671
    @hhrfc671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Health and safety at its best. Flat cap, overalls and a high viz vest. Legend.

  • @MoreEVicarGold
    @MoreEVicarGold 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bet the one dislike works for heath & safety.
    R.I.P Fred,Real working class legend

  • @dot2562
    @dot2562 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would a been great to send a few months working with Fred, I'd like that!

  • @grahamjordan1040
    @grahamjordan1040 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    People use this phrase to often but from an old Norfolk boy Fred the LEGEND

  • @scottthefunk
    @scottthefunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    'I don't think good old England will ever come back to them days again'

  • @keithpilkington907
    @keithpilkington907 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    God bless I think that was Jonny ba cementing at one point another very good knowledge sharing bloke RIP fred

  • @doubleboost
    @doubleboost 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that was a well edited video thanks for posting it made my day

  • @user-kq5qp6dh8l
    @user-kq5qp6dh8l 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Labour man was Fred..backbone of the country.dont make em like that no more

    • @antondeshon
      @antondeshon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Labour nowadays don't give a fck about the working-class.
      The Labour party in Bolton being a prime example👍

    • @Simon-eu2hz
      @Simon-eu2hz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He'd be rolling in his grave if he could see England now and your deluded if you think he'd want anything to do with Corbyn or the rest of the current labour party.

    • @pleidiolwyfimwlad2104
      @pleidiolwyfimwlad2104 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont make labour no more...voting party of the middle class elite

  • @thedigitalemotion
    @thedigitalemotion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fred Dibnah was literally Superman. Could take down a building single-handed. Love this man.