Fred Dibnah - Steeplejack (Part 3/6)

Here is the original 1979 BBC documentary Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack.
Directed by Don Haworth
1980 BAFTA Best Documentary Programme winner
Enjoy!

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[reggaeman1956]

brilliant man ,, never to be forgotten and can not be replaced """"

[cutterschoicenotmine]

people want value as seen in the first 2 minutes of this clip. fred selled his work with the quality.

fred was a quality man, he did quality work and for that he will always be remembered.

legend.

[MrShelmerdine]

Must av been a relation!

[heighwaysonthewing]

The bolts are a bit buggered ! Rip Fred .

[Kierran Bills]

i will never forget that moment when i was standing at the top of thr drive watching fred drive his steam roller up it he then took me and my brother around bolton we helped with coal,water all that stuff thanks fred rip mate

[forgil]

"I keep telling her it's not every woman thats got a steam roller named after 'em" LMAO

[MrGlassFitter]

@ 6.35 "don't worry Mr Shlemadine ! " lol Fred's one of my all time hero's

[ribhkum jones]

"ont peice of wallpaper"

[eatmypies]

loved fred,but wha about DONALD ?

[sptol]

The Chimney and sketch Fred designed was the Maple Mill Hathershaw Oldham all the mills hed been contracted to repair or knock down were all run by Courtaulds at that time The Maple was unusual as theyre was no name on the stack as theyre are 2 Mills Maple No 2 was completely destroyed by a huge fire on 21,4,09 and the heat could have brought the stack down!