Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam

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And so it proved. Haworth's documentary about Dibnah won two awards and led to a host of other programmes over the next 25 years. Graduation Summer 2000", RGU News Article, Robert Gordon University, 3 August 2000, archived from the original on 27 September 2007 , retrieved 20 October 2009

A play titled The Demolition Man, based on his final years, was staged in 2011 at Bolton's Octagon Theatre. [107] Anon (2013) Fred Dibnah’s Steam Roller, Betsy. The Bolton News. [Online] Available at: < https://images.app.goo.gl/JojzvZmfmwHwFyHCA> [Accessed 28 th April 2021]. In 1967, following disagreements over who should be invited to their wedding, Dibnah and 19-year-old hairdresser Alison Mary Foster eloped to Gretna Green, to get married. [3] [27] Dibnah had first spotted Alison from the top of a chimney and, when one day she walked into the pub where he was drinking, he asked her out; six weeks later, the two became engaged. [28] They left notes for their parents, caught a train to Carlisle and from there on a series of buses to Dumfries. They had initially planned to stay at the house of a friend but as he had returned to Bolton for his holidays, they stayed instead at a local farmhouse. The two had to be resident for at least 21days to be married and so Dibnah agreed to point the gable ends of a local hotel in exchange for bed and board. Anon (2016) The Day Fred Dibnah Brought Down the Ballyclare Paper Mill Chimney. [Online] Available at: www.loveballyclare.com>history>the-day-fred [Accessed 28 th April 2021]. I was slightly nervous shaking hands with the Queen. She asked me if I was still climbing chimneys. It beats me how she keeps tabs on everybody. I never thought I would be receiving an MBE.

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The couple had their first child, a girl named Jayne, in June 1968. Alison was initially worried about her husband's occupation but learned to deal with the risk and to trust Fred. She organised his accounts and even collected debts. She also helped him demolish some of the chimneys that he worked on, by lighting the fire to burn away the temporary supports he had put in place. [31] Chimney felling [ edit ]

Town says farewell to Fred Dibnah". Bolton Evening News. 8 November 2004. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012 . Retrieved 3 June 2013– via freddibnah.co.uk. Television | Documentary in 1980", Awards Database, British Academy of Film and Television Arts , retrieved 2 May 2019 Honorary Graduates July 2004" (PDF), Buzz, The University of Birmingham, vol.3, no.47, p.2, July 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007 , retrieved 19 October 2009 Anon (1996) The Fred Dibnah Story [Online Film] Available at: < https://youtu.be/wffv8YeoeeM> [Accessed 28th April 2021].An 8-foot (2.4m) bronze statue of Dibnah was unveiled by the Mayor of Bolton, in Bolton town centre, on 29April 2008. The sculpture was created by Jane Robbins. [104] His home was converted into a heritage centre in 2010 [105] but its contents were sold at auction in March 2018. [106] a b "Fred's steam monster barred for his big day", Manchester Evening News, 8 July 2004 , retrieved 30 October 2009 Eleven days later, thousands of mourners watched as Dibnah's coffin (on top of which his trademark flat cap was placed) was towed through the centre of Bolton by his restored traction engine, driven by his son. A cortège of steam-powered vehicles followed, as the procession made its way to Bolton Parish Church. During the hour-long service, David Hall told the congregation "He wasn't a posh TV presenter. He was recognised as a working man who had learned through experience." [99] Following the service, led by the Vicar of Bolton, Canon Michael Williams (a friend of Dibnah), he was buried at Tonge Cemetery, behind his home. [100] Attempts to sell the landmark property since have also proved unsuccessful. Read More Related Articles

McBain, Gayle (2 October 2013), "17 facts you didn't know about Fred Dibnah", The Bolton News, Bolton , retrieved 15 January 2019 FRED DIBNAH has always been a man out of his own time. Growing up a youth in the 1940s in Bolton, Lancashire, he lived near the railway lines and there began a lifelong fascination with steam locomotives. Anon (Date Unknown) Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam [Online Film] Available at: < https://youtu.be/X_UrJI72Vsc> [Accessed 28 th April 2021].Sometimes he'll have busted his thumb because he's hit it with a hammer; you couldn't really expect him then to come in and start doing things in the house. I just don't think it's fair though, I think you've got to strike a balance and I think ours is about 90/10. Me for 90 per cent of the housework and Fred for 10." [68] However, the strain of living with a man so dedicated to his hobbies began to take its toll on his wife: Bunyan, Nigel (17 November 2004), "Steam-powered funeral for Fred Dibnah", The Telegraph, London , retrieved 28 October 2009