This was a great idea, the guy was a true legend. Sad to hear it’s now closed and items sold off and dispersed, at least there are lots of good videos. His memory will live on.
Well done to this society and its members... Fred represented the last of a different type of man... The like of which will never be seen again.. A machine of a man 👍🏽☘️
Fred Dibnah inspires me. A true english legend and I'm American but I can still appreciate his work and his steam engine rebuilds. Knock em down Fred 👍
Fred would be turning in his grave....I stopped briefly for a look at this place at the weekend, sad sad sight with nothing left due to this money oriented clown.
This sickens me..tried to milk it for all it was worth...he had never even fkin watched Fred before he bought the place..glad he can't sell it..Fred jinxed it
just been bought tickets to the tour and a stay over in Fred's house by the wife. I'm so excited. I've always been a Fred fan and can't wait to have a look round. rip fred
shame it never happened ... Fred who be rolling in his grave god bless him.. Fred was the father we all would love to have , we have never gone without .. sad that the house was sold again.. nothing left of freds very hard work ... heart breaking to see the house in 2021 .. THE UK should be ashamed of it
This is the horrible git that broke Fred's estate up and dismantled Fred's estate. Charged £100.00 per night to sleep in Fred's bedroom and told you if you want breakfast then there is a pub up the road. In the world of all things Dibnah this guy is despised.
Fantastic that people care. Ever met the guy? I have. Many occasions at steam fairs. True gent. Try to think like him. Restore things to just as they should be.
@Randy Bingham lol correct "The Leon Ponsey scheme" The guys a Giant sized greedy Prick who tried to con Bolton Council by offering to Sell Fred's former home for 1 Million Quid !!
I think that if the ghost of Fred had encountered those scrotes he'd have ensured their hair turned white overnight. They'd have thought they'd met a demon in a flat cap.
@@hempmaiden Makes you wonder about the superstitious side of things. The bad omens being the unsuccessful marriages, and the fact that he used old discarded items from churchyards (gravestones & gargoyles) when building the extension to his house. Not to mention the bloody fate of Fred's life dedication to the old Victorian ways. Whatever unfortunate events leading up to the dismantling of Fred's old steam heritage site may have been sealed long ago. If you believe in such a thing as curses anyway.
Was great to see his place being preserved in his honour & memory especially the mine in working order that he did'nt get to finish. Now i hear its lying derelict, absolute shame & disgrace by the new owner who did nothing to preserve this unique place for a future generation to see in a tribute to an amazing man, taken to soon
David Harrison I’m not sure I believe he brought it but it was all very messy I think. Fred’s last wife wanted it a heritage centre but didn’t want to live there.
David Harrison no there won’t it’s sad that vision was lacking and now the collection has been bust up and sold it would be impossible to recreate it now.
whatever happened to the traction engines he had plus i see his old land rover is still on the road and why did his family move from the beautiful place god i would of loved his garden
Fred dibnah sons Jack and Roger have the roller Betsy the steam tractor was sold to a private chap and it was named Fred the land rover belongs to the daughters of Fred and of course Sheila dibnah all she wanted was money
Sheila staged a break-in while she was conveniently out of town she nicked the grandfathers clock the girls were supposed to get and a bunch of other items
Hi. Remember us two? Diane and Dave smith. We came on a visit. Afterwards i made you a load of signs, Hope they are still up. You may remember we were from Essex,and were living on a narrowboat. This was about 6 years ago. Dave and Di x
I called today after watching the Fred dibnah live story, it’s now up for sale, sad to see it’s not a heritage centre, Fred deserved at least that much........
@@bryangreen9672 it been up for sale for such a long time there must be a reason for this ? Maybe Mr Leon pounding is given the cold shoulder by all because of his past actions?
Its an empty shell now. That guy auctioned everything off to recoup his losses before selling the house for £265,000 in February 2021 (bought for £185,000 in October 2008) > August 2021 th-cam.com/video/f6gG-I4h0oI/w-d-xo.html
Disgraceful this man has sold off pitnhead gear tools etc all he’s done here is seen it’s a money pit n sold it all off in my eyes it should of been left as is and people fans from all over come to veiw it n respect what Fred built Fred got his dream for a couple of years crap if u ask me Fred worked 40 plus years to build that all up all the respect the man had and we can’t give it back to him buy opening the doors and gates of his house and garden what he built it’s discusting I would love if i had the money to buy it and try salvage what this man has wrecked but hey I don’t I just find it sad as I am a huge Fred fan and know he’d be devastated the one and only thing he about his back yard operations so sad 😞
That was also a family home, Fred’s home. What does Jack make of it all? Try not to turn it into Disney land. Lest ye forget, DR. Fred Dibnah, MBE. Great teacher. Living, not a relic. In the steam locomotive engineman’s book, RF Harvey, a driver’s job is to pass on all ye have learnt. We are not here forever. Just perhaps with a bit more tact and dignity, in the same way it has always been done.
This is how it looks in August 2021, its literally been stripped bare. Its a sad end to Fred Dibnah, the vultures all wanted a piece. His last wife Sheila was cut out of the will so contested it. Fred probably realised she was a gold digger. The end result once settled was to force a sale of his estate, so it ended up in this con mans hands, who only wanted to capitalise on Freds name after failing to sell it for £1.25 million in 2012. The "Heritage Centre" probably didn't turn a big enough profit. So he then auctioned everything off before selling the house in Feb 2021 for £265,000 th-cam.com/video/f6gG-I4h0oI/w-d-xo.html
The most inspirational British man of recent times doesn't deserve a heritage centre and his workshop preserved for the people who admire him to visit. Apparently, according to Bolton Council...???
I like the way he said at the end "this was freds dream " it wasn't it was his nightmare a greedy little turd taking selling & striping all of his property & belongings for his own profit. With alf his side kick that didn't even know fred for long . It showed in his made up storys people paid to hear . Sad ! All very sad .
Just read online that it's been closed for some time and all the stuff sold and dispersed. The man who started it, Mr Pownsey ( think that's right ) wrote a heartbreaking note about the cost to him and his wife in trying to keep the centre running, he was gutted. Sad end to a real legend.
Was up for auction but they couldn't get a bid at 160K, so now its up as a raffle @ £25 a ticket and if it don't make the 450K the winner gets a small cut of the money raised so the winner might be lucky and get their £25 ticket money back
@@Taserrazer Yea the only success Pownsey has had as a heritage centre is ruthless raping of the property. He made out he was selling off all the tools and machinery so people could own a piece of Fred and some may believe that, but bottom line is he 's cashing in on all the assets and screwing as much as he can out of it all.
Affaiec Affaiec Did you ever complain how many times Fred said ' yer know ' ? Because it was just about in every sentence he spoke , why don't you complain about that eh ?
Brilliant Fred was a very clever man I loved watching his programmes he was a proper man I liked your video it was a shame about the annoying music tho oh by the way alf Fred's mate is a great bloke aswell 👍
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This was a great idea, the guy was a true legend. Sad to hear it’s now closed and items sold off and dispersed, at least there are lots of good videos. His memory will live on.
He has let us all down. And especially Fred. God rest his sole 😢
Who?
@@naui_diver9290 mr poundsign
Well done to this society and its members... Fred represented the last of a different type of man... The like of which will never be seen again..
A machine of a man 👍🏽☘️
Fred Dibnah inspires me. A true english legend and I'm American but I can still appreciate his work and his steam engine rebuilds. Knock em down Fred 👍
The earthquake like sensation your feeling under your feet is Fred spinning in his grave.
Just heard that this place has been broken up and put on the market. Heartbroken, this was on my bucket list.
He was such a fascinating man I was young when Fred was around and so wished I had met him he. Wealth of knowledge was over whelming a sad loss
It's all gone now.....mine shafts been filled in and all sheds gone. Scrap man had most I believe. Truly gutting.
Fred would be turning in his grave....I stopped briefly for a look at this place at the weekend, sad sad sight with nothing left due to this money oriented clown.
that is so cool the guy had a lot of guts doing what he did I'm impressed all the way from San Antonio Texas big big fan of Fred
I might well do a expose on this guy and his greed that brought the place down.
Can you?!
@@Outlawstar0198 probably not
@@Sol-Cutta why not?
Brilliant program thanks for sharing
The brick work in that mineshaft is so nice.
RIP fred dibnah LEGEND ❤
This sickens me..tried to milk it for all it was worth...he had never even fkin watched Fred before he bought the place..glad he can't sell it..Fred jinxed it
If I caught the theives I would stick their hands under the steam hammer
Magnificent!!!
Greatly missed ❤
just been bought tickets to the tour and a stay over in Fred's house by the wife. I'm so excited. I've always been a Fred fan and can't wait to have a look round.
rip fred
how cool is that. I'm gonna have to visit. -Looking around I'm surprised a lot of stuff is still there thank god.
Jim Tomlinson did you go to stay and what was it like?
Details! How was it?!
shame it never happened ... Fred who be rolling in his grave god bless him.. Fred was the father we all would love to have , we have never gone without .. sad that the house was sold again.. nothing left of freds very hard work ... heart breaking to see the house in 2021 .. THE UK should be ashamed of it
@Aussie Pom interesting viewpoint. There’s probably two sides to the story
A legend.
A great man , a one off, sadly missed ,R.I P Fred x Kev x
wonderful
Give Fred credit for his expertise as a man many people admired because even I would have enjoyed associating with Fred. Dibner.
This is the horrible git that broke Fred's estate up and dismantled Fred's estate.
Charged £100.00 per night to sleep in Fred's bedroom and told you if you want breakfast then there is a pub up the road.
In the world of all things Dibnah this guy is despised.
Who are you talking about please?
Fantastic that people care. Ever met the guy? I have. Many occasions at steam fairs. True gent. Try to think like him. Restore things to just as they should be.
What a cool house.
I think the guy who holds the heritage centre was a bit of a disgraced who is obvious all he wanted was money in the beginning
@Randy Bingham
lol correct "The Leon Ponsey scheme"
The guys a Giant sized greedy Prick who tried to con Bolton Council by offering to Sell Fred's former home for 1 Million Quid !!
Tremendous!
No. Fred wanted a nice chimney stack for his gravestone. Anyone remember?
I think that if the ghost of Fred had encountered those scrotes he'd have ensured their hair turned white overnight.
They'd have thought they'd met a demon in a flat cap.
Sadly when fred passed away, the magic of the garden workshop went too. Then it was ransacked by thieves unfortunately and that was the end of it.
It’s terrible the things that can happen as soon as someone passes away.
@@hempmaiden Makes you wonder about the superstitious side of things. The bad omens being the unsuccessful marriages, and the fact that he used old discarded items from churchyards (gravestones & gargoyles) when building the extension to his house. Not to mention the bloody fate of Fred's life dedication to the old Victorian ways. Whatever unfortunate events leading up to the dismantling of Fred's old steam heritage site may have been sealed long ago. If you believe in such a thing as curses anyway.
Was great to see his place being preserved in his honour & memory especially the mine in working order that he did'nt get to finish. Now i hear its lying derelict, absolute shame & disgrace by the new owner who did nothing to preserve this unique place for a future generation to see in a tribute to an amazing man, taken to soon
His Mums house is still there with the Chimney stack he built in situ. Albert Street Bolton, can be seen on street view :-)
I am sure it is heritage listed too.
There is a preservation order on it
So so so upsetting all been sold off now if only i had the money
Wasn't his house put up for a raffle
the council should have been involved, he was a great man they should have been proud of him . clearly the wrong colour .
David Harrison they wouldn’t have the money and it seems the guy that owned it wanted to cash in on the job so no chance of him donating it.
Adam Lynch how did he end up with his estate? did his family sell it ?
David Harrison I’m not sure I believe he brought it but it was all very messy I think. Fred’s last wife wanted it a heritage centre but didn’t want to live there.
Adam Lynch very sad . everyone lost out . never be another place like that and another character like him .rip Fred .
David Harrison no there won’t it’s sad that vision was lacking and now the collection has been bust up and sold it would be impossible to recreate it now.
Cos this is what he wanted 👳 it's all gone to rot now . . That's not what he would have wanted . Went there last week . . Wow just a for sale sign .
So sad I did get to meet him!
Do you have an update?
"Herritage"
Iv'e heard that Fred's Ghost haunts the place after Closing Time
Probably haunting this arsehole
whatever happened to the traction engines he had plus i see his old land rover is still on the road and why did his family move from the beautiful place god i would of loved his garden
Fred dibnah sons Jack and Roger have the roller Betsy the steam tractor was sold to a private chap and it was named Fred the land rover belongs to the daughters of Fred and of course Sheila dibnah all she wanted was money
Sheila staged a break-in while she was conveniently out of town she nicked the grandfathers clock the girls were supposed to get and a bunch of other items
I can see Fred smiling again , I think he would be very pleased .
Lazonby Bear Not likely, it’s all been sold off.
Hi. Remember us two? Diane and Dave smith. We came on a visit. Afterwards i made you a load of signs, Hope they are still up. You may remember we were from Essex,and were living on a narrowboat. This was about 6 years ago. Dave and Di x
So who can give us an update on Freds place please ? is it derelict,surely the mans home deserves better than this,he was a national treasure.
Is it still empty?
I called today after watching the Fred dibnah live story, it’s now up for sale, sad to see it’s not a heritage centre, Fred deserved at least that much........
@@bryangreen9672 it been up for sale for such a long time there must be a reason for this ? Maybe Mr Leon pounding is given the cold shoulder by all because of his past actions?
Its an empty shell now. That guy auctioned everything off to recoup his losses before selling the house for £265,000 in February 2021 (bought for £185,000 in October 2008) > August 2021 th-cam.com/video/f6gG-I4h0oI/w-d-xo.html
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Disgraceful this man has sold off pitnhead gear tools etc all he’s done here is seen it’s a money pit n sold it all off in my eyes it should of been left as is and people fans from all over come to veiw it n respect what Fred built Fred got his dream for a couple of years crap if u ask me Fred worked 40 plus years to build that all up all the respect the man had and we can’t give it back to him buy opening the doors and gates of his house and garden what he built it’s discusting I would love if i had the money to buy it and try salvage what this man has wrecked but hey I don’t I just find it sad as I am a huge Fred fan and know he’d be devastated the one and only thing he about his back yard operations so sad 😞
It’s a sin old boy. I full heartedly agree.
He's called Mr poundsign for a reason... hated by true fans and his son's jack and Roger.. he is a conning arsehole
I would love to know who sold off all his equipment and tools.
Didnt last long like i always said
I know
That was also a family home, Fred’s home. What does Jack make of it all? Try not to turn it into Disney land. Lest ye forget, DR. Fred Dibnah, MBE. Great teacher. Living, not a relic. In the steam locomotive engineman’s book, RF Harvey, a driver’s job is to pass on all ye have learnt. We are not here forever. Just perhaps with a bit more tact and dignity, in the same way it has always been done.
How did he achieve so much in in such a relitivly short life ?
Because he had the chops to get things done up.
He likely wasn't wasting his life away watching countless hours of television after a days work or his days off from work like most people . .
What's is the latest on Fred House? Any news
Vacant backyard stripped bare
@@naui_diver9290 is the house sold on or Pewsey still there.?
Was there last week 👳 everything rotting away in garden and for sale sign out front . Sad stuff .
@@nomisvagabond139 yes I went there 2months ago check out my TH-cam
This is how it looks in August 2021, its literally been stripped bare. Its a sad end to Fred Dibnah, the vultures all wanted a piece. His last wife Sheila was cut out of the will so contested it. Fred probably realised she was a gold digger. The end result once settled was to force a sale of his estate, so it ended up in this con mans hands, who only wanted to capitalise on Freds name after failing to sell it for £1.25 million in 2012. The "Heritage Centre" probably didn't turn a big enough profit. So he then auctioned everything off before selling the house in Feb 2021 for £265,000 th-cam.com/video/f6gG-I4h0oI/w-d-xo.html
Least someone tried but obviously the market wasn't big enough to support it.
errr, no. incompetence and greed.
Where are Fred’s sons?..
Place gone to rack n ruin....
Very sad indeed
21/05/2021
The most inspirational British man of recent times doesn't deserve a heritage centre and his workshop preserved for the people who admire him to visit. Apparently, according to Bolton Council...???
I like the way he said at the end "this was freds dream " it wasn't it was his nightmare a greedy little turd taking selling & striping all of his property & belongings for his own profit. With alf his side kick that didn't even know fred for long . It showed in his made up storys people paid to hear . Sad ! All very sad .
wrong man got hold of it all such a shame but such is life only Fred knew his machinery RIP fred 🚂
Not quite Graceland eh..
Music was too loud!.
Im Irish and i think Fred was a genius. Would have loved to visit his house and workshops. What a waste. Dont make men like him anymore
Just read online that it's been closed for some time and all the stuff sold and dispersed. The man who started it, Mr Pownsey ( think that's right ) wrote a heartbreaking note about the cost to him and his wife in trying to keep the centre running, he was gutted. Sad end to a real legend.
The guy is just one huge piece of bullshit
Who got the house now was it forsale on the open market
Was up for auction but they couldn't get a bid at 160K, so now its up as a raffle @ £25 a ticket and if it don't make the 450K the winner gets a small cut of the money raised so the winner might be lucky and get their £25 ticket money back
@@VanBooter Thanks for letting me know I thought someone would snap that place up asap
@@Taserrazer Yea the only success Pownsey has had as a heritage centre is ruthless raping of the property. He made out he was selling off all the tools and machinery so people could own a piece of Fred and some may believe that, but bottom line is he 's cashing in on all the assets and screwing as much as he can out of it all.
Why was it left vacant, anyone know...?
Nick Smith I believe there was issues with probate.
boundary dispute delayed sale
It looks great in 2019 check the new video out😎🇬🇧🇬🇧
WTF
Stop the bloody erms, please !!!
Affaiec Affaiec Did you ever complain how many times Fred said ' yer know ' ? Because it was just about in every sentence he spoke , why don't you complain about that eh ?
Shut up you knob
Really annoying sound track and background noise spoils what could of been a good video.
This bloke is full of bull
Fucking ruined the place!
Brilliant Fred was a very clever man I loved watching his programmes he was a proper man I liked your video it was a shame about the annoying music tho oh by the way alf Fred's mate is a great bloke aswell 👍