Finding Fred - 2022 - Fred Dibnah Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In the first episode of Finding Fred, we visit #FredDibnah's humble childhood home in #Bolton to see his curious chimney stack and the changes to the surrounding landscape before stopping off at the Burnden Park Pie Shop that he used to frequent. Then it's off to the Heskin Steam Rally for a peek inside the digs of a typical steam man and traction engine owner, Richard Mawdsley, who once acquired a few bits and bats from Fred for his roller. Our final stop is the incredible Bolton Steam Museum, where we hope to find a relic from Fred's back yard workshop the old Westminster Engine proudly named after his daughter Caroline.
Featuring - Harper - Mandy - Richard Mawdsley - Alan (Ginger) Ratcliffe - and my m8 Richard Brockley who I could'nt be making this series without.
Filmed & Edited by Clarky
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This is the quality of production the BBC should be transmitting instead of the virtue signalling , social engineered claptrap that it's churning out.
A gem of a video.
I'm very happy that you think that m8 I trully am. Just wait and see what we bring in the next few episodes it only gets bigger and better! Cheers. Clarky.
Yes, the bbc need to show this instead of the right wing, socially divisive crap they show
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt way did you not use Fred's titles. I understand if you didn't know that towards the end of his life he was given two titles for services for engineering and Tv
@@eliotreader8220 This is episode one of a series.
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt I am so sorry about what I said. Its lovely that Fred's sons have let the Museum have their Dad's workshop engine and they are looking after Fred's pride and joy
Very much looking forward to this
Watching from Los Angeles I had absolutely no love for Britain or UK etc, until I found Fred. And watching the new mixed with hints of history zooming back into his mothers house really dropped the ball in my throat like I was watching memories of my brother who passed. God bless you and to our friend the one and only mad lad Fred Dibnah
Thanks very much I really appreciate your comment.
Absolutely superb ....best channel on youtube....thanks.
Looking forward very much indeed
Top one fellas great show and participants locations too,that bloody chimney on his mum's old house omg bit over the top ain't it ha good on fred missed big time bolton legend .
Ready and waiting..
First Class show Urban Collective
Thank you very much brother
Another great video mate thank you.
Amazing 🤩 xx
Thank you x
Ready
brilliant 👍
Fantastic
Really cool video this brother well done I loved Fred the steeple jack
Nice one Tom
Brilliant video remember standing in the freezing cold watching Fred take parsonage colliery chimney down
WOW!!!...a proper trip down memory lane seeing the old ground n fans agen down Croft Lane...miss it massively...that was the greyhound track backin onto park motors n let auto from memory...a still go in burnden pies every week, RIP Frank mandys doin ya proud mate....well done Clarky Freds definitely a Bolton legend
Thank you m8 I appreciate it brother
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt it's us should be thanking you mate....keep it up pal
@@Proud-PureBlood Cheers man
@@ronniechambers2555 Mint
We done lads fantastic content better than a BBC documentary.
Wow tha k you very much Jeff I really appreciate this one m8.
Great documentary lads on the legend Fred dibnah! Loved the guy and his morals. Gem this nice one 👍
Cheers Ash appreciate that pal.
Great work man keep it up
Subbed 🤙
@@HerbAsh Cheers dude look forward to seeing your comments.
I grew up watching Fred on the TV he was a legend and truly missed your videos are doing his legacy proud keep up the good ,,
Cheers floydski
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt I met his widow Shelia at the Great Dorset steam fair some years ago now
Really enjoyed that
Thanks Mr B Ive seen a few of your vids pal all the best!
Chears mate not as good as your vids matey
@@mrbsbuildings2828 Listen brother every bit of history counts regardless of quality ability or any of it the point is getting done for future generations to reffernece man.
Love this, our Fred, my 4 year old some lives fred and loved watching this//
Aww nice one m8 I'm well happy with that and what I'm trying my best to do from now on is cancel out the swearing too because of the older films are ruined by it. Well as much as I can cancel it out lol.
Thanks for taking the time to make this. The more people who are introduced to this mans story and legacy the better. A national treasure and we're all a little worse off with him being gone.
Absolutely fantastic 👏 👌
Clarky got to say mate that was qn absolute pleasure to watch mate,and what a outstanding tribute to an amazing engineer you did him proud brother.mint
Nice one Chris I'm made up to hear that pal I really am and there's plenty more to come.
I've said it since the start clarky your films are brilliant mate and there only getting better mate!
@@Salfordchappy Respect brother.
As a welder for the last 26 years, I have been able to get in plants and see the “inner workings “ of how things work. I was able to be exposed to old engines through my father’s interest in them. I can see why Fred loved them. I found all his videos about 5 years ago and fell in love with Fred, like many others. What a terrible loss of knowledge when he passed. My father was a wealth of knowledge and when he passed, like Fred, the world lost volumes of knowledge that will never be recovered. Very well done video. Much love from North Carolina, USA🤙🤙
@@ibbylancaster8981 I don't doubt it mate thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
nice one clarky
Cheers Mack.
Its nice to see the old warehouse now steam museum. In the 90s it was full shoes and equipment stored to sell on. The warehouse was also used to make a bbc documentary about the strange ways prison riots. There was cafe across the road and a carboot sale(Maxis) in the old Atlas mill. There was also some very illicit activity that brought the whole carboot thing to end and crazy riot.. Fred brought down Atlas mill chimney i watched that live. I play in most old factory around area and the ones that where half demolished with wreaking ball pure fun. Fred was proper grafter like many old timers I grew up around.. Great video 👍
Nice one m8 thanks for the history man!
Its mad between going down river croal , all the other place you've explored lin bolton ike your exploring my child adventure. Nice one 👍
@@Rammmedieval Pleasure m8 cheers
Reminder set. In such a noob and discovered Fred over lockdown. With some of you fine TH-camrs and him, I found a few new interests these last few years. 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad to hear it brother I just hope we do him justice and deliver a fun and informative film.
That is the good side of "tinternet" for sure. No shame in only just discovering local legends. The world is full of great local heroes the world over, men and women we seldom hear about in distant places. We must be grateful to our intrepid explorers and documentary makers like Clarky, who from their own pockets, and deep dedication, set forth to document such interesting people and places, for us all to enjoy. God Bless you, Ken.
@@KennethNicholson1972 God bless you too brother!
@@KennethNicholson1972 yes!! I've been able to discover a wealth of history, heritage, knowledge and importantly passion. It's really quite inspiring!
@@hyperballadbradx6486 100%
Why am I welling up 😭 great vid👍👍👍
This visit into nostalgia is touching.
I live in Cheshire and as a kid I was introduced to one of the dynamite men.
In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Blaster Bates became somewhat of a national celebrity, like Fred. His LPs ( Recordings of his after dinner speaking), became comedy gold.
Another of Britain's great men, deserving of a retrospective.
Cheers James Il look into that pal.
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt You will not have to research too much. He did 8 albums, which have mostly been uploaded to TH-cam.
He was VERY well known across the country.
@@jamesrobert4106 That dude is a Legend m8 can't beleive I've never heard of him?
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt He is one of the greats. His records are genuinely hilarious.
He raised a fortune for charities and was exactly the same man in person. No edge whatsoever. I have a lot of souvenirs from my friendship with him and still laugh a lot at old vinyl I have heard a thousand times.
I am glad you appreciate his work.
@@jamesrobert4106 Cheers brother yeah he is quite a character and a comedian!
Cool shit Clarky 😎
Great work mate
Cheers Gav
The stuff you guys are putting together is absolutely friggin superb. I honestly can't put into words how good this is. I could sit here all day long watching your content. So well put together it's unreal.
Thank you so much m8 comments like this really do mean an aweful lot man so thank you for taking the time to do it and for your viewership too!
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt no roughness but most kids are used to swearing these days and my kids know what's a bad word and what's not, I don't mid my kids watching your videos because they know what they can and can't say I wouldn't worry about swearing it's a day to day thing to be honest.
The waiting is difficult but I know, I just know, it will all be worthwhile. I have been a Fred fan since I was a nipper, watch him drop Alder Mill Chimney in Leigh, and met Him and his roller too. Just read his biography my son lent me only recently called "Did you like that?" You bet I did. And Im sure I will like this too. Come on Clarky, let it go out early, lol.
Lol cheers Ken 7.30pm and were off pal!
Loved it 🙏 I must visit the Steam Museum…. Fab documentary x
Thank you Alison and yes you must because it is a fantastic place run by wonderful people who genuinly are hives of knowledge and very very acomodating!
Man that Vlog is The Nuts. Check out T420Tom Chatterley Whitfield colliery . You will love it .Massive steam engine stuck in that building. It's a 3 part vlog .I don't know if it's gone now. But if not .Worth a visit.
Il deffo check that out pal
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt Nice one Man .
I hadn’t heard of Fred Dibnah until I accidentally found him on TH-cam. I’ve watched as many episodes as I could find.
He was such a unique man.
I’m watching this at 9.30pm
I live in the town of Traralgon in the state of Victoria Australia.
Thanks for posting 👍
Pleasure m8 thankyou!
Great video currently still watching. It just shows you that change happens very massive over time
Cheers m8 there's ple ty more to come in this series including his old house so you'll deffinately see how time has passed there pal.
Looking forward to this pal should be ace 👍
Cheers brother!
I'm from the States, but getting over to Bolton is on my Bucket List. R.I.P Fred, gone but not forgotten. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🏴🙏
Only just got round to watching. Interesting stuff. Used to watch Fred on tv as a teenager. Saw him a few times chugging down Bolton Road Walkden going to some rally/carnival etc. If you're really into steam I saw an ad in Newton Le Willows earlier for Chelford steam rally. Astle Park 13th and 14th August.
We're there m8 I think ;)
Hi clarky, the open shot of the first tv series, was shot on woodbine st east rochdale, the mill in the background is called moss mill and is still there, It was filmed in 1978/9, The engine fro crossfield mill was in wardle rochdale i remember the mill its now houses there is also another engine there from the same village the wasp mill engine called elsie same name as my gran, as a child in 60s i used to go withh my grandad and the boilerman mr tattersall used to let me open the steam valve to start the engine in motion , I watched as a teenager as it was removed and a gas boiler lifted in happy times but i will never forget the people or the sounds and smells must admit i nearly crumbled. thanks. great job as usual 👍
Aww dude that is an incredible bit of history that is and what a memory to treasure. I deffinately have to visit the mill in Rochdale now dont I lol as I couldnt complete this series with out that transition how cool would that be eh. Nice one Nidge I appreciate the comment and your viewership pal.
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt Things like this should be documented, And as we all get older, alot of this will someday make people really appreciate our great northern heritage as you and i still remember what it is really all about keep it up bro 🙂👍
Brilliant first part Clarky looking forward to seeing the rest of em. I'm sure Fred would be proud 👍
Thank you brother
Massive hero of mine and an inspiration..❤ Never met him but miss him dearly xxxxxx
Terrific Clarky didnt disappoint ...found it both entertaining and informational ....and were really looking forward to the next installment mate....Regards Frank & Lee......
Thank you very much indeed Frank Im just made up people are enjoying it pal!
Loved this
Fred was a regular in The Crofters which you’ve covered in a previous video
My parents were the landlords & he always came in for a pint of Guinness or 2
He was asked I belief to endorse Greenall Whitley Beer but used to tell my dad it was Sh*te 😂
He would always wave if he saw us when he driving in his land rover somewhere
Great bloke & great memories of my old home town
Yes it was Bolton Greyhound Stadium you were right & a chimney was being demolished by steeplejacks but fell on the kennels & caused a lot of damage
Fred saw it happen from the nearby allotments on Raikes lane & that’s what inspired him
The rest as they say is history
Thank you lads 👍🏻
Another mint video by The Urban Collective, thanks Clarky! Peace!
This is gonna be different and brilliant without doubt !
Yeah it's deffinately something pal and I just hope we've done Fred a bit of justice. Rememevr there's no budget garbage camera and all done on a s#itty PC lol.
Great documentary guys ,love your camera work and the cut ins cheers
Thanks m8 absolute pleasure.
Absolutely love fred, watched all his programmes, thoroughly enjoyed this, so sad when he died
Pure Class mate, looking forward to the series, Great Job
Thanks for sharing this as Fred to me and many is a national treasure and a true pillar of all that good from our industrial past and heratige. Thank you Mr D and was so fortunate to meet as a kid. 😄
Great video. A true Lancashire Legend. Sir Fred Dibnah 🙏
Really enjoyed this brother, Appreciate the work you put in m8, looking forward to the series 👍
Thanks Mogo I'm really glad people are enjoying it man and don't forget this is just episode one m8 it's only gonna get bigger and better m8
Clarky if you don't mind me saying this is the best stuff you've done. Absolutely brilliant 👏 the transitions, the history, what a fantastic watch just as good as any documentary I've watched on tv. Really can't wait for the next one, the amount of time & effort you can tell that has gone into this is brilliant keep um coming Clarky superb brother. Cheers Martin from Wigan.
Proper made up with this comment m8 I really am so thank you and yeah I totally agree this is the route I kinda wanna go down really so I'm deffinately glad to hear this pal and don't forget this is only part one in a series ;)
The derelict stadium/dog track was the Wryton Stadium I think. was
Cheers Phil
Fred Dibnah was a hard working grafter who had a passion about Steam engines as he called himself as a back Street mechanic true gentleman in his own right
Thanks Clarky for a brilliant vlog about Fred, I used to see his steam roller and trailer quite often travelling along different roads around Bolton in the early 1980s and I saw him in a pub he used to frequent in them days near to where he lived which I believe is shut now but where he was filmed in doing some beer adverts. Take care and all the best. Stevie
I was there today at the old D'Arcy level pal shooting the pub then we went off to Bank Top brewery ;) trust me brother were going all in on this one man.
the world is a poorer place without Fred .i enjoyed this very much the video overlays now and then . i went Fred's Funeral 2004 the streets was packed ,it truly shows what a hero Fred was not like these so called famous people . Fred was a grafter .rip Mr D .
Yeah I was at the funeral too pal and we will at one point be showing some of it but not in a miserable way in a way that shows just how much he meant to people ya know. Finish off with a good old skin full!
Fred Dibnah was a scholarly architect in his own learned way around the engineering trade and did not not need an education to achieve this. He was simply brilliant, resourceful and determined to apply his known skills to anything he could put his hands on!. Miss his contribution to steam trains and chimneys - could watch him for hours and a day - his drawings of complex architecture something spectacular - nothing you will ever see in our lifetime now.
No question m8 Pioneer!
This is great stuff guys! I’m from New Jersey here In the states and I’ve been a huge fan of Fred’s since I’ve found out about him 5 years ago. Whenever I’m having a bad day, I put on Fred and I smile. His work ethic and positive attitude have influenced me to just laugh when things don’t go my way and keep working hard!
Then keep laughing brother!
I've been fascinated by Fred and his life for years. After watching hours of the original footage from the early documentaries, it's nice to see how well you guys have put this together. I can't help but find any excuse to drive past his home he lived in with Alison and the girls and then Sue and the boys. Thanks guys.
Well be taking inside there soon in a future episode ;) and hopefully part two will be out Friday
Congratulations. That was a wonderfully atmospheric 56 minutes - so real I could almost smell it! And I'm already waiting for the next episode. Love your "ordinary man" delivery style and that this is part telling/showing what you know of Fred Dibnah and also your discovery along the way. Felt part of the journey - just wish I could have tried the pies! 🛠⚙
Aww nice one I'm made up you think that as that is exactly what I was looking for we've got some absokutely cracking adventure's coming up so watch this space m8.
A statue for Fred should be erected and unveiled by the King. Cheers to Fred.
Brilliant film from your series of Fred Dibnah films, Fred is a working class hero of mine and I've been very lucky to have met him before his untimely death in 2004, any tribute to Fred is very special and he will never be forgotten !
This is just fantastic! I work in steam preservation so obviously Fred is rather inspirational to me. He came to the pumping station I volunteer at (Tees Cottage Pumping Station in Darlington) in around 1996 for his TV Show “Fred Dibnah Industrial Age” but I wasn’t born then (I was minus 10 years old at the time 😂)
I'm a few months late to view this, and only half an hour in so far. But I'll tell you what sir, this is simply brilliant. Respect.
Wonderful story and film.
Well mate you know I always give you top praise for your videos and well deserved. I can't put into words how chuffed I am with your work again. I'm a fan of Fred and was brought up watching his TV series, I remember him knocking chimneys down near us and being buzzing watching. I thought I wouldn't get the buzz watching this but how wrong could I be, I don't think anyone could have done it only you . Your personality and genuine interest just comes through. Can't wait for the next part . One day our paths will cross and I'll shake your hand to thank you for keeping the past and in my opinion better times alive . Good on ya mate. Superb job 👍
You made my day there brother thank you. I just wanted to capture the same excitement and feeling of cameraderie etcc that Fred used to pull off and Im so glad I did. Il be honest the theme Ive used for the film took me about a month to fins but as soon as I heard it it just felt like the same spirit of Fred ya know. Cheers brother!
nice one mate , Fred Dibnah , best loved Back Street Mechanic , RIP Fred
a very good job you are doing thank you i us to see every thing he did on the tv on the bbc tv a very ining man good to see him
Thanks very much m8 all the best!
What a wonderful man Fred Dibnah was, and what an incredible life he lived. Everybody loved him. He was the last of an era.
Thank you for this documentary. Great work. Can’t wait to watch part two.
Thanks very much I you enjoy part two and very soon we'll have part 3!
Loved watching Fred growing up and what a great tribute to Fred well done clarky 👍
Thanks John I appreciate that m8 glad you enjoyed it m8. There's a part two out now and soon we'll be doing a third. All the best m8.
Thank you I've just finished watching part 2 deffo looking forward to part 3 👍
barely got at 12 min in watching the documentary and I am absolutely astounded how professional this is . Although I'm from Canada and I know nothing about Fred, I fell I'm right there with you. A gem.
Oh brilliant m8 I'm so glad you think pal we've so much more to come as well as we're treating this as a full series so we've got many more wonderful locations and people involved and it's just going to get bigger and better. Thanks for watching and commenting pal all the best. Clarky.
This was a brilliant watch.you are keeping fred with us. A great man that should never be forgotten.looking forward to the next episode 👍
Thanjs Jayden it will be out tommorow m8
Great stuff. Watched Fred on telly as a kid . My Dad and me were big fans. Both him and Fred now gone, sadly. I always think Fred was born a generation or two too late. Imagine the enjoyment he would have got, building those chimneys he was paid to level.
Quiet friday so watchin finding Fred and we're I grew up in late 60s
Thanks hope you enjoy it m8!
meat and potatoes pls 👍
Lol
Grest video
Cracking informative video , loving it and the salt of the earth contributors who have a passion . Popped up as a suggestion because I love Fred , he was a legend . I’d love to see the places now where he demolished those enormous stacks . RIP Fred !
Thanks very much Dawnie and you will be seeing one of them in a future episode m8. All the best I'm glad you found our film m8.
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt Subscribed 👍
@@Catmad65 Thank you Dawnie I appreciate your viewership and look forward to your comments Im currently three quarters of the way through part 2 so wont be long now!
A respectful, and very fitting tribute to a local legend of a man. I am sure this whole series will be very succesful indeed Brother. Bloody wonderful. I could almost taste the oil in the air. How often do you plan to release new "Fred" episodes Clarky? @The Urban Collective
Well I was out this morning shooting another piece for it at the bank top brewery so pretty were think one or two a month until we've ticked very thing off the list we're finding the further we go and the more people we meet the grander the experience is becoming but Il know when it's time for the final episode I think. I just wanted a series that was genuine and from the heart no s ript and a good old informative laugh like the good old days.
@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt Wonderful mate. I hope you have a blast.
This is beautiful!
Un saludo desde España, donde también somos muchos fanaticos de Fred.
Thoroughly enjoyed this thank you 🙏
Absolute pleasure thanks for watching
I really enjoyed this. You put it all to feather so respectfully. Love all content todo with Fred
Great tribute to a unique character - more, please!
It's on the way pal we've allready shot the first half of part two and boy do we have some Fred surprises in store.
Finally sat myself down to watch this. And a great job you've done. I've been sucked in totally. Looking forward to the second part!! 👌🏻
Cheers m8
This was Brilliant can't wait for the second part .
Cheers Lizzy!
A draught that can "Suck your house slippers off"
Wha a quote, I'm using that one (and yes, I will acknowledge Fred for this humourous analogy!)
Great content and very informative. Quality of the video is impressive thanks and can't wait to see more
What a cracking film, well done lads, a brilliant testament to the old boy and next time I'm in the area a Whist Pie will be scoffed!
Good man tell em we sent you ;) ps: I followed the white rabbit!
Well done Clarky, quality stuff here and so educational! Didn’t think I’d be a fan of this but I’m converted! Even went to see the chimney at burnden this morning🤦♂️. The little nuggets of info
Keep the viewer glued (the Eric and Ernie film as an example) superb transitions as well and quality editing! Can’t wait for his house!
Thank you very much brother I appreciate that pal it's good to know and yeah we've got an awefull lot more coming up pal
Serious blast from past at the start from Burnden Park😊
Top stuff m8 glad you found the film.
Brilliant 👏
Wow, this is brilliant. Thank you!
Enjoyed that thank you
I thoroughly enjoyed your video and looking forward to your next
Cheers m8
Amazing video, thankyou very much for this
Absolute pleasure. Part two will be coming very soon!
bloody amazing documentary mate
Thankyou El
Brilliant video Jason ❤️