FREDS BACK YARD sampler (Fred Dibnah) LOCO TV UK
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2013
- A look round Fred Dibnahs back yard or rather Workshop at his former home in Bolton before it became a Heritage site back in 2005 thanks to Mrs S Dibnah(Longer higher res version coming soon)
Produced by Nablicman for LOCO TV UK.2013 - บันเทิง
Possibly the most heartbreaking video of them all - without him this was just a garden. All that energy and exuberance gone, replaced with rusty iron and faded paint. Traction engines, literally the heart and soul of a man just lay dead to the world, devoid of non-ferrous - let alone Brasso.
loserscott I have a beter version of this video.
m.th-cam.com/video/swAeJk5voUo/w-d-xo.html
Scott Bradley his traction engine was eventually auctioned off for quite a large sum. He was a great man, rebuilt that whole engine in his garden!
the one shot that relly gets to me is the long rod in the vice a project fred wa working on before he died and never got back to it or did someone put it there for a picture shoot
@@Danny_Transition_Patrol And all it cost him was one family, or was it two?
Aw man. The bosuns chair & the flat cap got me. Good news is Fred son has carried on the traction engine obsession 🚂
A true legend. The only man I could think of that may come close to a modern Fred would be Guy Martin.
Fred was a big part of my teenage years. Would sit watching him with my late Dad - who thought Fred was the bee's knee's and a 100% genuine character. What a loss to this country when he left us. Looking around his workshop was like looking at the treasures and life's work of a recently departed close family member. Very emotive video. Thanks for sharing it with us.
looking at this its a shame what's happened to Fred's collection of workshop tools becaue the owners of his home could'nt return the workshop to steam again because they couldn't rise the money for a new boiler to replace the one that Fred had used
This is sad to see it's not an open museum dedicated to Fred.
I can't believe his Land Rover & steam engines are there rotting away.
Can't the National Trust buy it?
Thank you for sharing this.
Who still missing fred in 2020.
Watching this you almost expect to hear his voice , they don’t make em like Fred anymore or will we see the likes again , I watch his stuff over and over and never get tired of it , RIP FRED
Me too he was a great man ... never tire of watching him on you tube ...gonna visit someday
He earned every dollar he ever made, that's for sure.
R.I.P. Fred.
Guess that would be Pound or Quid across the pond.
Pound in England.
@@thomasjamesconnolly4350 quid in Accrington
After watching this it really brings it home what an enormous hole he's left behind, because there hasn't been anyone that's even come close to taking his place. He was a real inspiration and a great character. Thanks for making this video and posting it here -Bloody gutting though... :(
When they cast Fred, they broke the mould.
Can of Bud, tear down cheak, sad, so sad, people like Fred should be given another 100 years to play
Its amazing how quickly nature starts to reclaim everything. This was filmed less than a year after he died.
I am so upset,at seeing this today,😥😥😥😥😥 missing you fred,
He’s gone.... but he ain’t forgotten...
He will pass down into folklore... not many do that
makes me want to cry when i see freds place all over grown and the place not a live and steaming so sad
Andy & amandas art dogs & V logs me to just livid rownd the corner we miss him so much
Sad init
Watching it again with a tear in my eye, r.i.p fred
You want to see it Now absolutely nothing left of Fred utterly Shocking.
Such a lovely man. Its so sad to see all he created ending up in ruins. Shame on his children..
The shot of his soggy hat sitting on the chair was a gut punch.
As I was watching this the bells on my local church rang ominously... very fitting. RIP Fred.
Interesting, yet sad and eerie. R.I.P. Fred Dibnah.
The 'bosuns chair' was very emotive for me. There were some great detail shots there, including Freds old jumper.
Land rover still has mot and tax so someone took a shine to it
It's the hardest thing to see how they left things, knowing they are never coming back. Sleep tight Fred
This is genuinely heartbreaking to look at... " time nor tide wait for no man " ... just shows that we are all only passing through.. R I P Fred..
A geniuses playground RIP Fred you were one in a million !!
Fred’s workshop looked like a mad scientists laboratory. Which it kind of was when you think about it. The collection of tools and machinery is a testimony to Fred’s brilliance. I’m in America here and have become a big fan of Fred Dibnah. His magic has reached me across an ocean. May this great Brit Rest In Peace.
England seems a rather less interesting place now Fred is not around!
This just like first boss.s place he past around the same time his coats are still hanging the door was closed never opened again I go up just have a look around 😔
@@6brad9 who's been stealing from there?
@@existingwoman3753 sad!
This is like a time capsule a time machine a man's life of contribution. And it was sold and trashed.
Absolutely disgusting and heartbreaking to see Fred’s life work and passion left to rot . He must be turning in his grave so very very sad .R.I.P Fred
He never built up anyone to follow him
His lonely vice still holding some work, waiting for Fred. It does make one sad and feel the grave. I wonder what will happen to my shop and tools when the day comes and I don't show up to work. I don't suppose it matters. When I cleaned out dad's garage after he passed it was like looking through his eyes. I knew stuff I was tossing meant something to him. He knew which bucket held the fawcet washers and where to locate the spare mower parts. Man he had a lot of stuff.
All we ever have like dear old Fred is this actual moment we live in ,RIP Fred Lad
Nicely put 505. So so sad. Fred apparently said to his mate when received his dark diagnosis that he can't die yet because he has so many projects to finish! This thought has never left my mind. RIP Fred. 👍🏻🔨
well i can truthfully tell you that there is not much will make a 40 year old guy cry, But watching this video and thinking what a great guy the world lost that sad day will do it.
Fred if your looking down on us we miss you!. You touched many lives you would never meet.
Just started watching this on TH-cam and got hooked... What a character and grafter!
i feel your sadness. the loss is bigger than anyone will ever know.
So sad seeing it like that. It’s not the same without him.
If that were my dads, I would have kept the place up till I died.
My humble opinion.
Thanks
Fascinating collection of Fred's engineering projects, equiptment and tools. A blast back to a lot of stuff seen in my engineering days. An amazing character. A 'one off'. Been a fan since his early TV steeplejacking coverage.
Just noted that it is 10 years, to the day, that he passed away (6th November). Sad.
Thanks for filming this.
Usually the silence of a deserted place gets to you, but this time I can't help not hearing the steam and Fred saying a nice story trough them puffs. Glad to see his Land Rover is kept running and MOT 😃.
Sadly poignant, especially for those of us who are of Fred's era. All of those tools and implements of his trade and hobby, neatly ordered in happy chaos - every one of then cared for and awaiting another lifetime or two of service, given the chance of falling into sympathetic and appreciative hands. But, life goes on and the graveyards are full of indispensable people. Cheers to your memory, Fred. Col, NZ.
Very sad to see that his passing caused so much bitterbess(as is often the case)
I’m guessing that they’re was/is plenty of enthusiasts that would have kept his workshop ALIVE!!
Such a gentleman. I’ve seen everything he’s ever done 3/4 times and will watch again.
TIMELESS ❤️❤️❤️
RIP FRED-
Even now he is sadly missed 😎🍺🍺
Had the pleasure of visiting Freds place 2 years ago,what a special day,you should all try and get to see it.
He was a great guy, sad loss indeed.
There was still something in the vice waiting for Fred to come home :(
It looks like one of those Iron rods that he put through the back of his house to keep the back wall from bulging out and collapsing into the river.
Fred was an incredibile man, a really good man
the vice of which you speak is holding the boiler blow off pipe. it isn't a job waiting to be done its pointing the steam away from the shop.
Great video many thanks for showing it
I can see freds soul is still there, he was more real than life its self. love and lived life to the full and his way. maks me feel VERY SAD watching this, in a way, never met the man, but i have respect for him. RIP FRED, OLD SCHOOL.
A man life left behind we all fighting time time is our biggest enemy RIP fred
Get his bloody Landrover under cover FFS ... RIP Fred.
It's galvanised steel chassis built with a v8 by rpi engineering fresh rebuild
Checked DVLA just now, it's still taxed and mot'd, looks like someone has given it a new home🙂
The wizard's workshop lies quiet, abandoned, only the sad lament of a distant crow's voice now sounds in the garden.
Poor old Fred I loved watching him
Piece of pipe still in the vice got me .
You Brits should be ashamed of yourselves for letting such a legends remains go to waist...he did so much ..not to mention BBC documentaries..I quess hes not needed any more..if I had money I would of bought the lot and preserved into a museum.RIP Fred.
Of course you would mate and it's waste not waist, I don't know where your from but we don't need you to tell us what a legend Fred was thanks
It's a heritage site and has been for over a decade.
Edit: I stand corrected. It was closed in 2017, to be sold off in 2018 as the owner was retiring at age 70 and couldn't find a buyer for the museum - still can't it seems its still up for sale as of May 2020. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fred-dibnahs-iconic-bolton-home-22001486
So,so true,well said that person,xxx
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You're full of shit mate and you've absolutely no claim to anything of Fred's if you're not even from England.
It really is So sad to see our life's work will just be abandoned when we do leave this earth i cant believe the most gifted amazing human beings place fed Dibnahs
Home now i bet fred never thought this would be the way it would have been I also feel really upset to see his place in this state he was a proud man of his home I suppose like most of us but he was one of a kind an amazing human been when his documentaries came on tv that was me done glued and couldn't wait for the next episode he is someone I think we will never see the kind of again appsaluly amazing man he done his hometown of Bolton so so proud and the amazing akcent appsaluly perfect class
As the saying goes
(DID YEA LIKE THA) brilliant plus he did
all over Britain and beyond so proud what a gentleman and a truly brave person really brave climbing those 250 to 300 ft chimneys hard working man God bless Fred Dibnah in heaven
May he rest in peace
Very nice good editing & great content John
Cheers I am going to Re edit it in beter quality soon.
So sad, i come to the U.K. since a very long time. I've seen boats with very care restored and floating again. i've seen bridges that have been named, and a short while ago i saw a video of a man named Fred Dibnah. I'm a belgian, however i'm britisch minded. I just feel so sad that Fred 's machines and stuff, is not in some kind of a museum. On the otherhand here in Belgium, we have no feeling with industrial history, everything has to make place for the progress in the future.
Absolute bloody disgrace that Fred’s legacy was allowed to be broken up and the rest left to go into disrepair.I know that they tried with the heritage Center,but this should have become a working museum.In memory of a great Man.There was no one like him,I am glad that I/we,at least have his videos to watch.God,do I wish that I had had the wherwithal to purchase his home lock stock and Barrel.It would have never been let go,and would have remained a part of British Heritage.
so haunting yet so beautiful to watch in such peace. rest in peace Mr Dibnah, we needed you more today than ever before.
Heartbreaking
Only if I had the money,I would buy,it to keep fred memory alive,start a club,xx
So very upsetting to.see all Fred's world so silent and still..A pipe in a vice left by Fred with work to do on it. Fred's white jacket hanging wer he left it for the last time waiting to be worn again by him.Very very sad to see the great mans life now sitting quiet waiting for the vultures to swoop and sell it all off for a few pounds.English heritage should be ashamed of itself for not buying Fred's home and all the goods property as is complete and saving it for the nation as should have been done. Now Fred's tools lifes works are gone far and wide never to be reunited as one. Rest in peace old friend of many. This world has lost a Father of learning and is now a void of emptiness for many millions who loved Fred for being Just Fred...never to be forgotten by Fred's many friend followers .
The place is like the old Fred nowadays you've got to see the difference now in2019 😎😎🇬🇧🇬🇧
Why, what happened? What's it like? And whatever happened to his Rover?
@@andybaldman After the heritage centre closed & with his tractor engines & landrover sold off (his son got Betsy following a legal dispute within the family & ex wife/s). The new owner of the house sold everything else off that was left to make a quick buck. Since then another owner came along & whats left is just an empty shell. 2021 > th-cam.com/video/f6gG-I4h0oI/w-d-xo.html
It’s sad ,one mans hobby drawing in ‘everyone’ by his appreciation of a bygone era of steam and all the enthusiasm he had showing off these beautiful machines in full working order in his own back yard now abandoned .....life is short !Fred we miss your character and your play around but luckily we have you on film!!!!
Sad though to see your lives work being taken back by nature,eventually all sold off and gone, just as you are......
RIP Fred - hope your enjoying playing wherever you are,the world is a sadder place without you. 😉👍👏👏👏👏👏🏴
Then up to 16 yr later the place was getting ransacked, copper & brass stolen from the engines an absolute disgrace, they have now been professionally removed. RIP Fred.
so sad . rip Fred . your wonderful home should have be preserved for future generations .
He surely made his mark on this world.It will take someone very Special to keep all this alive and around for them to teach the next generation.Gis son is doing a great job with the steam engine :)
So very sad RIP Fred
Why did Fred's Family leave the house, the Family should have stopped in their Lovely home
how can this of not have been 'turned' in to a business - guest house. and maintained the life of a British hero. some kind of respectful point of interest to the nation, a museum - and as fred commented more than once "this is probably the only working steam workshop for miles-un-miles, around here - ya nar, not a bit of it powdered by electricity. Not that i've got owt to dislike about electricity, most of it in this country comes from steam any how - ya nar" say's alot about that leggy wife and his children? what a legacy to let run out of steam... *whistle blows*
He was a legend
So powerfully empty without Fred's soul 😭
Not much into steam engines and all that 'gubbings' but Fred had a lot of bottle climbing up those chimneys 200 plus feet high. what a man. wonder how his x wife made out with the discotheques rather than being by his side ?
What a fantastic place 👍👍👍
He was very special man Fred sad see his things way they are his friends who worked with him everyday must miss him more than anyone respect to you all lads
It's the real life .Full of energy First I tough its so sad ,then recap.Rip Fred.
absoultly beutifull almost intears wish fred was still around
it all dies without him..he was one of the best humans ever formed
It would have been great if the National Trust had acquired his property and preserved all his tools and machines.
I bet that place has never been so quiet
Jezmo i
YES THE NATIONAL TRUST SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO HOLD THIS LOT TOGETHER SAD
It's a great shame the steam engines are not in the sheds now but the new guy that is there now keeps the place similar to Fred style the new video is on you tube 😎🇬🇧
English Heritage or the Council seriously missed a trick there, should have purchased the lot, & protected as a proper Historical museum
Can't believe it is all sitting there rotting away what a terrible thing.R.I.P Fred😢
Such a shame but things and people do have to move on in life rip to a true working class hero
GOOD VID Thanks
A very sad video of a special man who loved steam,he was and still is a gift to us all,but why was it allowed to go like this and get into this state ? when Sheila held up Freds cherished jumper it was as if he was there,a lost opportunity to honour someone so special and entertained us for so many years.
Very sad,great man....
Fred would say look a the bloody state of that
I would be honerd to have had hes knowledge
Truly sad not even the land rover has moved
Thank you Mrs Dibnah for this last look at Fred's treasures.
It's bizarre to think his family particularly his boys didn't care enough to preserve this. Really makes you scratch your head. They must have not felt the same way about his life.
Bet they were there when everything and the house was sold off.
I bet that Bowson's chair could tell a few stories ...
Very sad to see all his stuff there, but him gone. Empty place without him.
hard to believe its nearly 10 years since fred passed away,
whens the fulll version coming.thank
Such a sad video the man's legacy deserved better than this shameful lack of respect for the man and his machines.
Disgusting disgraceful ending to fred I hope all families connected and wife's and all involved can live with their guilty consciousness for the rest of there lives
Also a sad reflection is the state of his grave in Tongue cemetery just behind his home. It clearly isnt being maintained or visited much by his family. Its just a small misaligned head stone covered in weeds.
I was there 28th August bank holiday weekend 2021 an the place is Empty there’s Nothing left of Fred Utterly Shocking they have even sold his bed
Great
Should have been made a heritage site. Can’t understand why it was left to ruin. Fred was pure class & very sadly missed.
Surely somebody has restored his old Landy! & hopefully someone somewhere is still using his old tools and polishing the brass on them old engines
This place should be kept open for people to carry on visiting after all the great work Fred put into it
Gorgeously Gothic buildings.
Why has it been allowed to get so overgrown it's such a shame to have been left in such a poor state
It's not now. It's been renovated. You can visit it.
@@JeffBeresford Its just an empty shell now though, everything that could be sold has been to make a quick buck by the owners. Its been gutted. 2021 > th-cam.com/video/f6gG-I4h0oI/w-d-xo.html
i dont know how this could have happened to a pure legand like fred his home and his back yard should have been kept just like it was i wish i could have been in a position to purchase it i wouldn't have changed a thing RIP MATE
Should have had snips of Fred's voice echoing now and then in the background ,,real shame he has gone,,old school engineer.
It was such a shame that a man can spend his lifetime building and making something and that when he dies it all dies with him. RIP.