I was very fortunate back in 2001 that a mutual friend took me to his home to visit Fred. He was in real life as he was in these films, totally dedicated to his love of steam engines and what doesn't come across much in these films, every bit of machinery at the back of his house was steam driven. Even when we tried to leave for the day, he insisted that he wanted to take us up into his attic to show us even more 'stuff' he had acquired over the years. He genuinely didn't want us to go without showing us everything. He truly was a wonderful man.
that's amazing, very fortunate indeed. i miss fred's shows on tv so much and you made me smile knowing he was as you see him. straight down the line kind of bloke. i would have loved so much to indulge him and get to see everything he's built or acquired. such a true gent and one of the last of his kind.
What ever happened to this country. I loved the fact that a man in a non authority position asks a bunch of teenagers to move away to a position of safety. Not a peep from them and off they trot, even one of them waves back, possibly Fred's son. Imagine what abuse he'd get today. This video is absolute Gold. Bring back so many fond memories of the late 70's/80's before the pc brigade moved in. Fred an absolute legend.
My exact thoughts too when I saw that. It was a time when kids had respect and made sense of what they’re being told, rather than the “you can’t tell me what to do attitude”. ….And they would of received a “clip around the ear” from Fred, the police and parents if they did back chat. 😂
Great footage! If this was filmed this today we’d never see the chimney fall in one continuous shot - the footage would be cut over and over again with 5 advert breaks and 5 minutes of recapping after each break.
Only 70 throusand views! People should stop watching Love island and watch and learn from the generation of men who graffed to make our lives so easy today!
I'd been watching Fred since the early 90s. I been watching these videos before I go to bed. Its nearly 1am and I'm still up watching them. Fred you legend 🇬🇧
Watching this is like a totally different world to the one we have today,...proper down to earth hardworking folk enjoying the very basics of life and their own company,...when society has proper characters, and at a time when wealth and material things weren't the most important things in life....simpler times, when people made time for each other......great memories
Very true words...it's not a rose tinted memory? I remember it the same.. just something about that generation above us,well and their parents..reminded u of proper bygone days..the clothes..they hard work ethic..the lack of luxury yet content with what they had..even tho it would ice up on INSIDE of window when winter and BEFORE DUVETS existed.
Although I lament much manufacturing that has left the UK, steam was massively inefficient from a cost, time and energy perspective; its days were always numbered. Some train lines have been electrified since the late 1800s
As a yank who adores confidence and competence, Fred is a treasure to respect and remember. Clever, afraid of nothing and almost freakishly strong, he’s a complete original.
I was just thinking of the immense grip strength the guy must have had, those ladders he uses are wooden, must weigh a ton unlike modern Aluminium alloy.
@@jk28416 , exactly! Grip strength, and core torso strength. My dad was a carpenter. After 40 years of banging nails with a heavy framing hammer, his grip was freakish, a strength that only science fiction could try to explain. Same with Fred. In the civilized world today, will probably never see this kind of strength again.
paul davies I was too young to learn any useful skills but I was old enough to enjoy the freedom of playing on building sites where all the houses in my area were being modernised, mine was the only house with anyone living in it.
Being a Lancashire lad of that era I can still fell a chimney with accuracy of Fred learnt from him. My mum knew him well as she had a nursing home near to Fred’s house . A real bloke a grafter and honest as the day he was born . He enjoyed a simple life without fuss & complication
3:13 I were a coalman 40 years man and boy. Such happy days. In my prime, strong as an ox, with a jet black face and hands from coal dust. I remember young nippers being scared of me because of how my face looked! Now I’m old and grizzled, but how I’m enjoying Fred’s adventures of coal and steam. Chuffed to bits!
It is insurance companies as much as anything driving this. We can't hire out mowers and strimmers on our allotment anymore because that would require the relevant health and safety training.
Well its like chainsaws I don't know if it is still the case I expect it will be hire shops have to send them out with a brand new chain and safety kit and no training but a new chain or old you can still do some damage with a chainsaw that regs what seem so backwards and ludacris to me
His tutorials from the 80's have 2m+ views. For a guy like this to get recognition like that in today's world speaks volumes. Sometimes hero's go unsung. This man was definitely a working class hero who helped us not forget about the times back then. Rest in Heaven big man.
@@willmoore3790 I doubt it. I really don't think kids are that bad. I think people are watching too much BBC news and crime dramas. Yeah maybe they would give him the finger in a sly way but they wouldn't stab him.
@@Embracing01 the most murdervases, child molester and violence to old peoples, happening in the own family, was in the 50s, today is the same, those dramatization today, is just hypocrite
As a yank, I’m envious of this caliber of a man. They are a lost breed, no matter where they came from. As to to state of the world nowadays, we’re all fucked😂
My Dad was a steam enthusiast we may have been at this show. Fred and dad engineers Clever honest and enjoyed a pint. I only discovered Fred a week ago .I have watched every episode. It’s a great way to relax and slow life down. Happy therapy session for me 🙏🏻🦅🧘♂️
I was an 80s kid and thats so true. Post modernist and marxist ideologies have slithered in to the education systems now and ruined the very foundations of our once great societies. Today kids carry knifes, no respect for life or themselves. look up Jordan Peterson on his view points on some of our societal issues, certainly thought provoking.
I believe she found a slick while on that holiday, she went without Fred for a reason. Went through a similar betrayal myself some 30 years back. When they want out, they will find an excuse.@@jk28416
Absolutely brilliant videos of Fred Dibnah and his amazing skills as a steeplejack and engineering . There's a lot to be learnt from Fred and his enthusiasm for steam engines
Fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this documentary series, and wholeheartedly respect this humble man.I particularly admired how he can tell a story, for example: When he speaks of being afraid that the rear of his home was going to topple over and he is startled by a loud bang one night and thinks it toppled. To his surprise though it was a gas explosion, and his unfortunate but also lucky wife appears minus eyebrows and , a hole burnt in the front of her clothing,( could have been killed)...O.M.G. I hope his memory is kept alive. Thoughts and prayers for Fred and family from Canada. God bless you Fred and may you R.I.P.
No way! 4:40 a steam engine with Yeovil Somerset written down the side of it. Im sat here in 2024 watching this in Yeovil and i didnt expect that! Times have changed so much watching this, sometimes i wonder if this was a better time.
Fred could talk to anyone. I wish I could have had the chance to have met such an interesting character as Fred. A true legend in every sense of the word.
I feel I have to mention that all this footage was created before drone shots and smartphones. What a treasure he and this film is. I really enjoyed watching.
Im 43 now, and I remember sitting down with my ol man watching Fred climbing stacks and driving steam engines when I was a kid. I miss Fred, And the part of our heritage that seems to have vacated around the same time that Fred decided to leave us. We knew better then, because we dealt with far more harsh situations daily. Idle hands are the devils playground.
People even talked differently. They were more laid back, slower and quieter in their conversation. When that chimney came down the bricks ended up about six feet from the spectators......great days....everything was alive and fun and exciting. We'll never see the like again.
Been to his house. Not many people had a mine shaft in their back garden or secret rooms in their house. But just imagine the lovely trips he had taking his engine the length and breadth of Britain. A real throwback, and a national treasure., liked what he liked and did what he did. A life well lived.
Thanks for that top totter ... I still miss Fred and always will,I think.The camera gets as close to the action as is possible.The youngsters are loving it all and there's even a Raleigh chopper and dog along for the fun..brilliant!
Love watching Fred at work but this isn't just an insight into how things were done 60 years ago. This is exactly the same method used to bring down the great fortified castle ramparts 1000's of years ago.History at work, Cheers Fred
Fred is a legend ! Can you imagine him amongst today's youth, who are offended by anything and everything, can't decide if they're male or female or if they identify as an ironing board !
Lab rat: I'm sure today's youth would certainly respect him but many would not agree with his political views or idea of married life. Fred was a very good worker and a good person. His views on things were often dated - even back then. That's not his fault as such, but it shows that most of us have moved on from always expecting our wife/ girlfriend to cook for us and stay at home etc etc.
I feel so proud knowing there was gentleman like Fred to show the true identity of our nation someone who grafted in extreme conditions but showed no fear but a real enthusiasm for life and done his best by his family this was the British man's culture and let's not forget his wife's support of his love for steam engines looking after the children and making sure he has everything a wonderful women and a wonderful family
You probably have yet to watch the episode where his wife goes on holiday to Greece only with the kids and comes back and asks Fred of a divorce. So maybe not as idyllic after all.
I spent a good hour plus with Fred having a one to one chat with him. Saw his Land Rover outside and invited him in for a brew. We discussed architecture, machinery, land rovers & motorbikes. Got a brilliant sketch off him and the most impressive hand written message & signature full of fancy Scrolls. Had all the time in the world to chat and as mentioned previously, what you saw on TV was what you got in real life. True gent & down to earth top bloke!👍
Yes Fred WAS exactly what you saw on tv, down to earth, interesting to speak to and a Gentleman who was seen as a soft touch by a Posse of females who saw him as a gateway to a Easy life.
I was born in 2002 and only got introduced to Fred a matter of months ago. Always been taught to graft all me life and can honesty this man is my hero😂 if only Britain could go back to what it was like in the 70’s and early 80’s
Fred was an absolute magician when it came to chimneys. Legendary steeple jack and such a talented man in making and repairing things. RIP Fred, and thanks for the hours of pleasure you gave us with your work.
Hard times make strong men Strong men makes easy times Easy times make weak men ... unfortunately we are at the weak men stage which will bring hard times
I remember the coal man delivering coal to the house like this when I was a kid. (2:55) , also see the couple eating fish and chips out of 't paper while watchin 'tchimney coming down, ee!
Well I'm back after a year...for some reason I'm compelled to come visit this channel and Fred's videos, always in June , July or August. Must be something about summer..
Mate I’m Hungarian and I’m sat here smiling like an idiot watching Freds story. He’s was a pure soul and lived for his his craft and his steam engines. Lancashire misses him and so the does the world.
I’m Indian and used to live in his attic and work for Fred in the early 90’s. If I was nice and finished Freds famous porridge he would let me blow his whistle 😙
I truly admire this man if only I were born a generation sooner I'd travel across the Atlantic and shake Fred's hand myself. One in a million he was. That's for sure.
I'm 47 from America and I want the world to know about Fred When men were made of iron I don't care what anyone says "They do not make men like this anymore" at least in America lol 😆 Fred you are so inspiring to me God bless Fred and his family
Belter of a series, thanks for sharing. Fred was a fine example of what made Great Britain, Great! H&S has indeed changed our lives, quite literally. But there’s still many who’ll happily take the half day with an undertaker challenge, and lose.
Lots of comments on here about how people missed these times. It's sickening how bad things have got today. Fred is to chimneys what TH-cam is to Fred. Heartfelt emotions about destruction of the past.
tedibair Adults today seem to take advice off their kids..... the kids rule their parents. There’s no barriers to what they want to do.... no barriers.... little respect Meanwhile mom is messing about on Facebook..... kids are up-to whatever Dad is playing at house hubby
@@LN997-i8x i don't think you can categorize kids today all in the same way. There's still people and families who kept and instilled old ways and morals, alot of it is to do with wars and poverty and the government fucking everyone over in the past.
I met Fred just before he died, he gave me a signed copy of a flyer from his tour of Britain. He shook my hand and said: Right lad, go and take that to a chemist and get yourself some bloody proper stuff.
fred offers that they should probably had best move to the telegraph poles on the far horizon. then suggests they move to the blue car 'till the fire starts'. smart man 😊 smart kids.
The stained hands of a working man.I fought to keep my hands looking clean for many years.now at 46 I look at my stained beat up hands and see the house cars and all the things they have provided for my family. I would not trade them for soft clean hands
15:02 o 16:07 Kids hanging around watching, meanwhile 500 tons of bricks balancing on wooden posts. Then Fred and helper start driving wedges in the corner, swinging away with the hammers, kids still 20 feet away. Seems crazy to us now, back then it was normal, something for the kids to do and see close up.
not only that but it was "common sense and safety" he knew exactly what he was doing :) and if something went wrong there was no risk of todays blame culture
Was hopeless at mechanical stuff Hated metal work steam etc But Fred got me hooked on his programmes 4ever now Was heartbroke when he died And his house should've been made into a working museum and shop Not sold off cheap to just any old bod who had no soul for the amazing adventures Fred left behind We love and miss you Fred you were a one off never forgotten 🍀🌄🚜
I was very fortunate back in 2001 that a mutual friend took me to his home to visit Fred. He was in real life as he was in these films, totally dedicated to his love of steam engines and what doesn't come across much in these films, every bit of machinery at the back of his house was steam driven. Even when we tried to leave for the day, he insisted that he wanted to take us up into his attic to show us even more 'stuff' he had acquired over the years. He genuinely didn't want us to go without showing us everything. He truly was a wonderful man.
that's amazing, very fortunate indeed. i miss fred's shows on tv so much and you made me smile knowing he was as you see him. straight down the line kind of bloke. i would have loved so much to indulge him and get to see everything he's built or acquired. such a true gent and one of the last of his kind.
Very lucky indeed. A day to remember for sure!
Wow! Must have been amazing to meet the legend and a true honour. Would have loved to have met him and think we would have got on really well
@@gladtv7873 really?
@@gladtv7873 surprised he found it
What ever happened to this country. I loved the fact that a man in a non authority position asks a bunch of teenagers to move away to a position of safety. Not a peep from them and off they trot, even one of them waves back, possibly Fred's son. Imagine what abuse he'd get today. This video is absolute Gold. Bring back so many fond memories of the late 70's/80's before the pc brigade moved in. Fred an absolute legend.
My exact thoughts too when I saw that. It was a time when kids had respect and made sense of what they’re being told, rather than the “you can’t tell me what to do attitude”. ….And they would of received a “clip around the ear” from Fred, the police and parents if they did back chat. 😂
no, if you talk to kids decently today theyre just as respectful
I bet you voted for brexit didn’t you?
@@irishnovember5900 Anyone not into EU fascism should have voted Brexit
@@irishnovember5900 Always a bell end in the crowd and here he is.
Great footage! If this was filmed this today we’d never see the chimney fall in one continuous shot - the footage would be cut over and over again with 5 advert breaks and 5 minutes of recapping after each break.
Dont forget the shitty techno/hiphop music that would be added
If this was filmed today it would be used as evidence in the health & safety trial.
lmao yep
Give youtube a chance... the adverts are starting to creep in more and more...
skippymon not on the BBC lol no adverts
Only 70 throusand views! People should stop watching Love island and watch and learn from the generation of men who graffed to make our lives so easy today!
sixbells99 110% pal
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Well said mate!! TV today is 98% utter trash
How did they make our lives easier?
It's also uploaded by others....one already has 237.000 hits.....don't even bloddy know what "Love Island" is......🤔
I'd been watching Fred since the early 90s. I been watching these videos before I go to bed. Its nearly 1am and I'm still up watching them. Fred you legend 🇬🇧
Relaxing isn’t it I wish I was around in simpler times
Never forget what they took away from us.
As a Lattice Climber, i live this videos
12:37am right now 😂😂
Stop wanking and go to sleep 😂
Watching this is like a totally different world to the one we have today,...proper down to earth hardworking folk enjoying the very basics of life and their own company,...when society has proper characters, and at a time when wealth and material things weren't the most important things in life....simpler times, when people made time for each other......great memories
Very true words...it's not a rose tinted memory? I remember it the same.. just something about that generation above us,well and their parents..reminded u of proper bygone days..the clothes..they hard work ethic..the lack of luxury yet content with what they had..even tho it would ice up on INSIDE of window when winter and BEFORE DUVETS existed.
The young ones gathering truly interested in something not digital amazing
And Greta nowhere to be seen
I miss those days. People were different back then before the internet and social media.
Well said
5:12
The only good thing technology has brought us is the ability to watch Fred the legend on TH-cam!
Well said sir!
Although I lament much manufacturing that has left the UK, steam was massively inefficient from a cost, time and energy perspective; its days were always numbered.
Some train lines have been electrified since the late 1800s
You are right he hated computers and stuff but it's kept his wisdom alive...
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Well said 👍
Such a joy to watch Fred Dibnah - the man was truly a British Working Class hero - RIP
As a yank who adores confidence and competence, Fred is a treasure to respect and remember. Clever, afraid of nothing and almost freakishly strong, he’s a complete original.
I was just thinking of the immense grip strength the guy must have had, those ladders he uses are wooden, must weigh a ton unlike modern Aluminium alloy.
@@jk28416 , exactly! Grip strength, and core torso strength. My dad was a carpenter. After 40 years of banging nails with a heavy framing hammer, his grip was freakish, a strength that only science fiction could try to explain. Same with Fred. In the civilized world today, will probably never see this kind of strength again.
Yeah these old school men like fred are rarely seen these days. Sad really. Fred dibnah was a true national treasure here mate
@JJ K He used wooden ones because aluminium ones would get damaged easily and twist.
He was easily capable of repairing his own wooden ladders.
Then I'm sure you must have confidence in the competence of Biden then, right? 🤣
Thumbs up if your past 2018 and KNOW that Fred can still do things better than us...
HEATH AND SAFETY was a swear word during those times ,,,lol.
paul davies I was too young to learn any useful skills but I was old enough to enjoy the freedom of playing on building sites where all the houses in my area were being modernised, mine was the only house with anyone living in it.
Love steam and love Fred but fuck i can think of better things than sitting in the damp drinking warm beer whilst my wife dreams up ways to leave me.
Being a Lancashire lad of that era I can still fell a chimney with accuracy of Fred learnt from him. My mum knew him well as she had a nursing home near to Fred’s house . A real bloke a grafter and honest as the day he was born . He enjoyed a simple life without fuss & complication
I've been binge watching Fred's documentaries the last few days a very admirable character.
Just finished watching all 7 of these in 1 sitting, what a true classic British character he was!
3:13 I were a coalman 40 years man and boy. Such happy days. In my prime, strong as an ox, with a jet black face and hands from coal dust. I remember young nippers being scared of me because of how my face looked!
Now I’m old and grizzled, but how I’m enjoying Fred’s adventures of coal and steam. Chuffed to bits!
£350!!!!!! It would cost more than that just to kit out a team of experts with high vis vests and helmets. Fred was a working class hero
They'd charge more than that for the fookin method statement.
About £1200 quid in today's money. Dirt cheap by any standards.
@@frankhyland6333 not bad for a days work plus fred loved it
It is insurance companies as much as anything driving this. We can't hire out mowers and strimmers on our allotment anymore because that would require the relevant health and safety training.
Well its like chainsaws I don't know if it is still the case I expect it will be hire shops have to send them out with a brand new chain and safety kit and no training but a new chain or old you can still do some damage with a chainsaw that regs what seem so backwards and ludacris to me
His tutorials from the 80's have 2m+ views. For a guy like this to get recognition like that in today's world speaks volumes. Sometimes hero's go unsung. This man was definitely a working class hero who helped us not forget about the times back then. Rest in Heaven big man.
I love how he politely tells the kids to bugger off & they politely bugger off
If it was now kids would tell him to f**k off lol
@@slimshady102414 or stab him
@@willmoore3790 I doubt it. I really don't think kids are that bad. I think people are watching too much BBC news and crime dramas. Yeah maybe they would give him the finger in a sly way but they wouldn't stab him.
@@Embracing01 the most murdervases, child molester and violence to old peoples, happening in the own family, was in the 50s, today is the same, those dramatization today, is just hypocrite
@@Embracing01 you clearly haven't been to north London lately
Health and safety Fred dibnah style 'you'll have bugger off from here.... If anything happens I'll never forgive meself'
Hahaha
And they did because kids had respect in them day's . What's happened?
Yep it used to be called common sense. Missing these days it seems sadly.
There is a gentle kindness in his words
They all looked close to it though when it came down lol
Old Fred is the Salt of the earth.... I admire him.
I could watch these all day..just love Freds videos..absolute spellbinding. Thankyou.
Can't help but feel really emotional watching these, the England I grew up in seems a world apart from today, God rest your soul Mr Dibnah
Agreed, we should be thankful to have known England in these times of Fred Dibnah.💯✅️
As a yank, I’m envious of this caliber of a man. They are a lost breed, no matter where they came from. As to to state of the world nowadays, we’re all fucked😂
My Dad was a steam enthusiast we may have been at this show.
Fred and dad engineers
Clever honest and enjoyed a pint.
I only discovered Fred a week ago .I have watched every episode.
It’s a great way to relax and slow life down.
Happy therapy session for me
🙏🏻🦅🧘♂️
I met Fred at St Walbergs club in Ashton on Ribble Preston Lancashire many years ago he was a gentleman and very friendly
Look at the respect the kids had in these days
I was an 80s kid and thats so true. Post modernist and marxist ideologies have slithered in to the education systems now and ruined the very foundations of our once great societies. Today kids carry knifes, no respect for life or themselves. look up Jordan Peterson on his view points on some of our societal issues, certainly thought provoking.
Jordan Bernt Peterson born June 12, 1962. He is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto
Thought provoking
th-cam.com/video/4Pf1cRQiDSM/w-d-xo.html&bpctr=1532766289
so hes not too clever lol
Any wife that helps you with the ladders on a rainy day gets my vote.
she chucked him after the Greek holiday
Yup, she left him. paid to much attention to steam engines
@@harmonykrieg 🤣
@@MrBmxbrawler Fred has his priorities right... his steam engines never let him down, unlike his wife.
I believe she found a slick while on that holiday, she went without Fred for a reason. Went through a similar betrayal myself some 30 years back. When they want out, they will find an excuse.@@jk28416
Fred was a different breed of man we have few like him now. These videos are some of my all time favorites
Absolutely brilliant videos of Fred Dibnah and his amazing skills as a steeplejack and engineering . There's a lot to be learnt from Fred and his enthusiasm for steam engines
I work at chimneys and can tell you this man is my hero when i think ive had a hard day i watch these videos over and over,
Great series Thanks for posting.
Watched these as a kid when it was aired .brilliant 😊
This is my safe space. I come and watch the videos to remind me simpler, maybe better times.
How he talked to those teenagers . Legend . When Fred is saying it’s a bit dodgy it’s probably time to move . Lol
He could have been an asshole but he wasn't, I think the kids appreciated that fact.
Fantastic!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this documentary series, and wholeheartedly respect this humble man.I particularly admired how he can tell a story, for example: When he speaks of being afraid that the rear of his home was going to topple over and he is startled by a loud bang one night and thinks it toppled. To his surprise though it was a gas explosion, and his unfortunate but also lucky wife appears minus eyebrows and , a hole burnt in the front of her clothing,( could have been killed)...O.M.G.
I hope his memory is kept alive. Thoughts and prayers for Fred and family from Canada.
God bless you Fred and may you R.I.P.
No way! 4:40 a steam engine with Yeovil Somerset written down the side of it.
Im sat here in 2024 watching this in Yeovil and i didnt expect that! Times have changed so much watching this, sometimes i wonder if this was a better time.
Fred could talk to anyone. I wish I could have had the chance to have met such an interesting character as Fred. A true legend in every sense of the word.
I feel I have to mention that all this footage was created before drone shots and smartphones. What a treasure he and this film is. I really enjoyed watching.
Im 43 now, and I remember sitting down with my ol man watching Fred climbing stacks and driving steam engines when I was a kid. I miss Fred, And the part of our heritage that seems to have vacated around the same time that Fred decided to leave us. We knew better then, because we dealt with far more harsh situations daily. Idle hands are the devils playground.
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People even talked differently. They were more laid back, slower and quieter in their conversation. When that chimney came down the bricks ended up about six feet from the spectators......great days....everything was alive and fun and exciting. We'll never see the like again.
Doncaster accent the always sound this way
@@peopletalkrubbish6117 worra it Donnie! 😂
'tis true.
We may never see those times again, but we did live through them lol
@@johnnyboy63100 yes we lived through some tough times and great times, I pity the youth of today, soft as shit and not reared right.
Been to his house. Not many people had a mine shaft in their back garden or secret rooms in their house. But just imagine the lovely trips he had taking his engine the length and breadth of Britain. A real throwback, and a national treasure., liked what he liked and did what he did. A life well lived.
Fred poped up in my feed and ivs absolutely enjoyed watching hin.
Thanks for that top totter ... I still miss Fred and always will,I think.The camera gets as close to the action as is possible.The youngsters are loving it all and there's even a Raleigh chopper and dog along for the fun..brilliant!
Bender.
The Great Fred Dinah, a Man too Admire.
Everyone is lovely to one another, give me one reason we couldn’t all be that polite and kind nowadays
Could never get away with this today..great job
Love watching Fred at work but this isn't just an insight into how things were done 60 years ago. This is exactly the same method used to bring down the great fortified castle ramparts 1000's of years ago.History at work, Cheers Fred
Yes Masada especially 2000+ years ago
Donald the unsung hero doing his part in the realm of Mr Dibnah 👏🏼 🙌🏼
Absolutely brilliant archive…
It’s a shame that today’s content aired on TV lacks the depth and historical value.
“Do ya like that” bloody love it fred
Fred is a legend ! Can you imagine him amongst today's youth, who are offended by anything and everything, can't decide if they're male or female or if they identify as an ironing board !
How the fuck has gender got anything to do with Fred you absolute muppet?
@@ToastediPod Fred wouldn't fit in with all the snowflakes such as yourself
@@ToastediPod Snowflake alert LOL
Lab rat: I'm sure today's youth would certainly respect him but many would not agree with his political views or idea of married life. Fred was a very good worker and a good person. His views on things were often dated - even back then. That's not his fault as such, but it shows that most of us have moved on from always expecting our wife/ girlfriend to cook for us and stay at home etc etc.
Jay Morgan Fred was an anachronism in the '80s, hence why they filmed his life. This is proto reality TV.
More than a legend is Fred Dibnah, a national treasure. Wish he was still with us, R.I.P
Wirklich noch ein echter Arbeiter ohne viel blabla, Respekt ! Heute dürften nicht einmal die Kinder zusehen,ohne 1000 Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.
Fred was and still is a national treasure !
I feel so proud knowing there was gentleman like Fred to show the true identity of our nation someone who grafted in extreme conditions but showed no fear but a real enthusiasm for life and done his best by his family this was the British man's culture and let's not forget his wife's support of his love for steam engines looking after the children and making sure he has everything a wonderful women and a wonderful family
You probably have yet to watch the episode where his wife goes on holiday to Greece only with the kids and comes back and asks Fred of a divorce. So maybe not as idyllic after all.
i knew fred what you saw on telly was what you got in real life honesty and truthfulness very very very very clever man
sadly missed xx
I spent a good hour plus with Fred having a one to one chat with him.
Saw his Land Rover outside and invited him in for a brew.
We discussed architecture, machinery, land rovers & motorbikes.
Got a brilliant sketch off him and the most impressive hand written message & signature full of fancy Scrolls.
Had all the time in the world to chat and as mentioned previously, what you saw on TV was what you got in real life. True gent & down to earth top bloke!👍
A man I truly wanted to meet! Such an inspiration in my life!
Yes Fred WAS exactly what you saw on tv, down to earth, interesting to speak to and a Gentleman who was seen as a soft touch by a Posse of females who saw him as a gateway to a Easy life.
I was born in 2002 and only got introduced to Fred a matter of months ago. Always been taught to graft all me life and can honesty this man is my hero😂 if only Britain could go back to what it was like in the 70’s and early 80’s
Now that's steam respect 12:06!! Love Fred!!
Fred was an absolute magician when it came to chimneys.
Legendary steeple jack and such a talented man in making and repairing things. RIP Fred, and thanks for the hours of pleasure you gave us with your work.
Hard times make strong men
Strong men makes easy times
Easy times make weak men
... unfortunately we are at the weak men stage which will bring hard times
Great quote, and very true.
So do sumat about it u moaning git
speak for yourself mate,not everyone today is a snowflake.
Another world just love the man drinking beer with a smoke enjoying his masterpiece.
imagine being able to stand that close now. Now you need a days training and half a days paper work to drill a hole
It's Amazing how respectful them kids are..
I remember the coal man delivering coal to the house like this when I was a kid. (2:55) , also see the couple eating fish and chips out of 't paper while watchin 'tchimney coming down, ee!
Well I'm back after a year...for some reason I'm compelled to come visit this channel and Fred's videos, always in June , July or August. Must be something about summer..
True Brits watch Fred Dibnah.
And even True Texans love him.
I’m French and I’m watching Fred Dibnah, I guess we’re a handful to do so 😊
Mate I’m Hungarian and I’m sat here smiling like an idiot watching Freds story. He’s was a pure soul and lived for his his craft and his steam engines. Lancashire misses him and so the does the world.
I’m Indian and used to live in his attic and work for Fred in the early 90’s. If I was nice and finished Freds famous porridge he would let me blow his whistle 😙
Being a true Brit could get you arrested now !
Was chopping wood in my garden today listening to the carnival of Vienna made me chuckle.
I truly admire this man if only I were born a generation sooner I'd travel across the Atlantic and shake Fred's hand myself. One in a million he was. That's for sure.
I'm 47 from America and I want the world to know about Fred
When men were made of iron I don't care what anyone says
"They do not make men like this anymore" at least in America lol 😆
Fred you are so inspiring to me God bless Fred and his family
350 that would cost so much more, Fred was and will always be known as a great man in my eye's, rest in peace Fred
"Do you like that" Absolutely loved it Fred.
Would love to go back to those days and have a couple of pints with Fred and his mates. Great stories 👍
Belter of a series, thanks for sharing. Fred was a fine example of what made Great Britain, Great! H&S has indeed changed our lives, quite literally. But there’s still many who’ll happily take the half day with an undertaker challenge, and lose.
Fred: drinking a beer and smoking a cig while parading around. Awesome.
Loved to chat and have a beer with fred
Lots of comments on here about how people missed these times. It's sickening how bad things have got today. Fred is to chimneys what TH-cam is to Fred. Heartfelt emotions about destruction of the past.
Very well stated. I feel the same way,
Millions of people in the past are sick from the hard work and nobody cares, same people who don't care romanticize those times...
@@borntoclimb7116we stand on the shoulders of those what preceded us.
Looking back at the legend that is Fred, it’s glaringly apparent how far our society has fallen
I wish people were still like this
Seriously you don’t. Not your kids or other loved ones. Might like it happening to those you don’t know, though 🤔🧐
You really don’t 😱
@@KimTebrok why. Much prefer this to the tictok muppet generation where blokes dress very badly like women and say they can breast feed
The country needs a Fred but I doubt we'll ever see he's like again. .❤
He dealt with those kids really well. Then again, kids had respect for adults then! Then again, adults these days don’t deserve any respect!
Ben, what made you make that last sentence? I really am serious about asking...
tedibair Adults today seem to take advice off their kids..... the kids rule their parents. There’s no barriers to what they want to do.... no barriers.... little respect
Meanwhile mom is messing about on Facebook..... kids are up-to whatever Dad is playing at house hubby
I don’t know. Most of the kids I know are pretty cool. Respectful. Different time, different rules but a lot better than I ever was.
It's because he didn't talk down to them. He treated them like people and not kids.
@@LN997-i8x i don't think you can categorize kids today all in the same way. There's still people and families who kept and instilled old ways and morals, alot of it is to do with wars and poverty and the government fucking everyone over in the past.
I met Fred just before he died, he gave me a signed copy of a flyer from his tour of Britain. He shook my hand and said: Right lad, go and take that to a chemist and get yourself some bloody proper stuff.
First off.. Notice how kids did as they were told.... And didn't stab Fred to death for hurting there feeling...
Alex w Quite right the horrible excuse for some of them today ,would be met with F off ..and get lost,they’d probably just of stayed there.
fred offers that they should probably had best move to the telegraph poles on the far horizon. then suggests they move to the blue car 'till the fire starts'. smart man 😊 smart kids.
And... they knew how to spell 'their'!
@@GaryNumeroUno fuck off gary.
And Fred knew how to speak to them too.
"You will all have to bugger off" brilliant!
The skill to bring that chimney down without damaging the other buildings was incredible
as a musician, I can really appreciate the bravery of standing by that chimney moments before collapse!
I was 11 years old when this film was made. Boy I really miss those days. Life was simpler.
It is 2am, and I am just watching the last episode in the series. Thanks for posting.
The stained hands of a working man.I fought to keep my hands looking clean for many years.now at 46 I look at my stained beat up hands and see the house cars and all the things they have provided for my family. I would not trade them for soft clean hands
Good for you
I remember watching Fred Dibnah documentaries in primary school here in New Zealand in the 1980's . Fred was a true character indeed
The guy delivering the coal in this video raymond pattle just passed in sept. 2018
I press F to pay my respects...
The coal guy. Another legend.
Thank you.
Cheers and happy days :-)
Bet he made good business at these rallies
For the new watchers, that is a 50kg shoulder press. Coal sack into the hopper
Nice to have this stuff on video . We are very lucky .
I love how Fred was drinking a beer driving that thing 🤣
Love the duck quack machine - didn't see any shoveller ducks being attracted though.
15:02 o 16:07 Kids hanging around watching, meanwhile 500 tons of bricks balancing on wooden posts. Then Fred and helper start driving wedges in the corner, swinging away with the hammers, kids still 20 feet away. Seems crazy to us now, back then it was normal, something for the kids to do and see close up.
That's how people learned
not only that but it was "common sense and safety" he knew exactly what he was doing :)
and if something went wrong there was no risk of todays blame culture
I like the fact that the kids also respected what he asked of them. Rare to see that these days
indeed.
and how many of those kids died or got injured? None
A true English icon and legend . There should be statues of him the length of this country.
Fred in his element makes ya feel good, such a gent and professional. He made his own way as his own man. God rest him.
Many thanks for posting.
Good old days, no over the top health and safety, respectful youngsters and everyone pulling thier weight. R.i.p chap.
todays kids would have given him abuse if he asked them to move back.
@@kevinjackson7340 I was a kid in those days we were far worse than today.
Never spoke to anybody that disliked this man
Notice how everyone is polite and respectful? That's Britain before tony blairs forced immigration!
Rip United Kingdom 😢
Looks like England has replaced all its chimneys with Jihadi grooming gangs.
Vril Society get voting on the 12th Dec lads!
Calm down, like bricks in a fire, we're all survivors/immigrants.
@Ray Wright
Speak for yourself you wanker
Was hopeless at mechanical stuff Hated metal work steam etc But Fred got me hooked on his programmes 4ever now Was heartbroke when he died And his house should've been made into a working museum and shop Not sold off cheap to just any old bod who had no soul for the amazing adventures Fred left behind We love and miss you Fred you were a one off never forgotten 🍀🌄🚜
Really the place was sold cheap and ruined?
Beer to start the day, breakfast of champions!
Fred driving the roller through the crowd, kids hanging off of every side, whilst chugging a beer, reminds me of a time I sure miss a lot.
Love this,kids actually did what they were told back in the 80s
All those kids were more or less raised by two parents.
Top man I absolutely loved this from. An Irish man that's really saying alot what a man