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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]
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This is a list of notable people from Bolton in North West England. ... Fred Dibnah (1938–2004) – steeplejack, engineer and TV presenter, [48] [49] born in Farnworth;
In the late 1970s, Bolton steeplejack Fred Dibnah was paid £7000 to demolish Briar mill's chimney one brick at a time. His efforts and dare-devil methods are documented in his autobiographic BBC TV series 'The Fred Dibnah Story. [3] Brook / Crompton Fold: UNKNOWN
In 1983, Swan Lane Mills was featured in an episode of the documentary Fred, in which Fred Dibnah is hired to remove the decorative ornamental on top of the chimney [12] by then the last decorative topped chimney in Bolton. [13] He was paid £4,000 (1982) for the work.
Fred Dibnah: Bolton: 2008 ... Rise up, Women, statue of Emmeline Pankhurst: St Peter's Square, Manchester: 2018 Hazel Reeves 60] Oldham. Image Title / individual ...
As well as writing, Fagence Cooper is a design consultant and has worked with the BBC Channel 4 and was a historical consultant for the 2013 film The Invisible Woman. 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 ...
When the BGTCS was disbanded, Bolton reverted to being independent. After World War II, a neighbouring chimney being demolished by steeplejacks fell and landed on the greyhound tracks kennels causing significant damage. Fred Dibnah witnessed the event watching from the allotments south of Raikes Lane; motivated by the event he became a ...