king 11,664 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 they dont make them like fred no more what a legend. 8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 A great man at what he could do and what he knew.but feck doing what he did for a living eh... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 fred laughed in the face of danger fireman lol.very clever the way he used to knock half of the stack out and replace with wood.then burn the wood. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, king said: fred laughed in the face of danger fireman lol.very clever the way he used to knock half of the stack out and replace with wood.then burn the wood. He designed that scaffold himself and he allways said he'd only fall once from it,he built a mine shaft in his garden just so he could learn how to do it...The world lost a gem when he went King for sure.. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 i remember also seeing him dig a mine shaft in the garden on tv yrs ago. using a large steel ring and laying courses of bricks on top of the ring then digging the muck out under the ring and inside it to make it drop down a bit.and repeat.that really blew my mind.it makes perfect sense doing it that way and i doubt there is a better way to make a brick lined shaft. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, fireman said: He designed that scaffold himself and he allways said he'd only fall once from it,he built a mine shaft in his garden just so he could learn how to do it...The world lost a gem when he went King for sure.. lol i just typed out about the mine shaft and you mentioned it fireman.they will never make men like him again.theres plenty of footage on youtube of him to watch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,927 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Went through a phase about a year ago watching all his vids on youtube. Brilliant. Dibnah was a throwback to the type of men who inspired the industrial revolution and made Britain great. The sad irony is if he was around today he’d probably be shut down and maybe even locked up by the Health and Safety police. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,729 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 very clever man who was born 100 years to late. loved it when he took the family on holiday to blackpool. nicked off to knock a chimney down as the factory owner done him a deal on a boiler refurb for his engine! they broke the mould with Fred. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 26 minutes ago, pesky1972 said: Went through a phase about a year ago watching all his vids on youtube. Brilliant. Dibnah was a throwback to the type of men who inspired the industrial revolution and made Britain great. The sad irony is if he was around today he’d probably be shut down and maybe even locked up by the Health and Safety police. ive just watched episode 1 and 2. 2 is the blackpool 1 antg just mentioned.them men in them days were definately made from tuff stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 1,708 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Had the privilege of listening to the man at a steam rally, between York and Leeds early 80s, he wasn't that well known so was a good do. "one mistake up ere an it's half a day out wit undertaker" Class, a true legend. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 The health and safety police would be choking watching that ...seen all his stuff amazing man . Makes me laugh he’s hanging of ladders miles up a chimney sucking on a fag .. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave88 1,565 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 6 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Anybody got a link to one he mines back garden? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Met him for 5 minutes at a steam fair managed to get one of his books signed for me dad , true gentleman to talk to. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 I wonder what happened to all of the stuff that Fred amassed añd the general house and propery. Just all of that situation. What happened to the mine shaft and all of the blokes that were part of his team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollieollie 766 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 He was an amazing chap, I could watch him for hours! The chimney demolition/fire and the scaffolding are two amazing things to watch 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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