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Fred Dibnah & British Steam and Heritage films
Help us to maintain the legacy of Steeplejack Fred Dibnah.
Fred Dibnah's The Ups & Downs of Chimneys
One mistake up here and it's half a day out with the undertaker!
Fred Dibnah's All Steamed Up
Steam engines are what made England great - and they don't answer back! You can belt the with a hammer and they say nowt
Fred Dibnah: A Victorian Funeral with Steam
A Victorian Funeral with Steam is the funeral video of steeplejack Fred Dibnah, narrated by Neil Garney
Fred Dibnah Travels with a Big Road Atlas
Join Bolton Steeplejack Fred Dibnah as he finishes re-assembling the 1928 ex-Norman Box Fowler “Big Lion” Road Locomotive “Atlas”. Narrated by Jim Stevenson
Fred Dibnah The Big Road Atlas
Turn back the clock to the 1930s as the preserved Fowler ‘Big Lion’ No 17105 ‘ATLAS’ re-creates scenes from its working life. Narrated by Jim Stevenson
Fred Dibnah Remembered
A tribute to one of Great Britain's most famous and best loved characters, Bolton Steeplejack Fred Dibnah
Fred Dibnah Moving the Engines
It was a sad day in Bolton. Thieves were pilfering artefacts from the sheds and traction engines, something had to be done. Narrated by Fred Dibnah's friend Alan McEwen
Fred Dibnah The Life and Times
This film contains previously unreleased footage retrieved from the Fred Dibnah archive. It also includes a look at the amazing home and workshops where Fred lived for over 40 years.
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