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Fred Dibnah was born on 28 April 1938. [3] He was the son of Frank and Betsy Dibnah (née Travis), [4] who were initially both employed at a bleach works.His mother later worked as a charwoman at a gas works. [5]
Notes: Cape Mill's chimney which was felled, at the time of its demolition, by steeplejack Fred Dibnah. This event was filmed and featured in his autobiographic TV series 'The Fred Dibnah Story'. The site remained empty for several years after the mills' demolition until the land was used for a brand new housing estate.
Crompton Library is a purpose-built library housing over 36,000 items including books, CDs, and DVDs that can be borrowed by anyone who lives in the Oldham borough. [121] It has communal Internet facilities. The library was built in the early 1990s after the original 1907 building, which exists now as apartments on Beal Lane, became too small.
British steeplejack and engineering enthusiast Fred Dibnah was known as a national institution in Great Britain for the conservation of steam rollers and traction engines. The first engine he restored to working order was an Aveling & Porter steam roller, registration no. DM3079.
She was a contributor to Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone for BBC television, including providing a factual, historical perspective on the way Victorian lives can be presented in museums.
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Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre – a planned tourist attraction at Fred's Bolton home; Sheila Dibnah's Website – Fred's third wife, and public speaker (Sheila's page fails as, at present, it is little more than a series of adverts for her talks about Fred. However, it is directly related to the subject of this article (by marriage!).)