Did You Like That? Fred Dibnah, In His Own Words

Author: Don Haworth
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448141133
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
When Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon: a steeplejack from Bolton who fell in love with England's decaying industrial landscape and an exhaustive storyteller whose charm and wit was matched only by his down-to-earth manner. The Producer of that first film, Don Haworth, would go on to make nineteen films about this unlikely celebrity and true British eccentric. Did You Like That? collects the best stories from these films: colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and steam enthusiast, and his forthright views on life in general. Told with true Northern grit, Did You Like That? is the story of a man who never shied away from a hair-raising challenge, and the closest thing to Fred's autobiography we're likely to get. In paperback for the first time, this is Fred's story, in his own words.

Images of Fred Dibnah

Author: Fred Kerr
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783469838
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 189

Book Description
You didn't just meet with Fred Dinah you were instinctively drawn close to him, his larger than life personality was truly infectious and his communication skills second to none. Fred had the uncanny and somewhat unique knack of talking through a TV camera so that the viewer actually felt a personal contact with him. The Bolton born steeplejack became nationally known and loved following a series of TV programs. Although an admirer of all things, Victorian he was what the modern media people call 'a natural', microphones and TV cameras did not faze him one bit. This publication takes the reader on a fascinating journey during the making of Fred's last TV series during 2004.

Fred Dibnah - Made in Britain

Author: David Hall
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552161284
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
Fred Dibnah's traction engine was a time capsule of Britain's industrial past. After he retired from steeplejacking he took to the road, looking at the achievements of the craftsmen, engineers, inventors and industrial workers whose endeavour made engines like his possible. This is a record of that journey.

The Fred Dibnah Story

Author: Don Haworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780563387657
Category : Steeple-jacks
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Born in 1938 into an England which in his view has been going downhill ever since, Fred Dibnah has always been one to do things properly, whether climbing hundreds of feet to clean, repair or even destroy his beloved chimneys, or taking 14 years to restore his 1912 steamroller to its original glory. In this book he shares his experiences as a steeplejack, his love of machinery of all types, and his forthright views on life in general.

Fred

Author: David Hall
Publisher: CCV Digital
ISBN: 9781407084237
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480

Book Description

Fred

Author: David Hall
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405648530
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
Before his death in 2004, Fred Dibnah presented many popular series, all of which attracted viewers in their millions. This is his biography, written by his TV producer for many years, as well as a personal friend of the family.

Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam

Author: David Hall
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448141400
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
Britains favourite steeplejack and industrial enthusiastic, the late Fred Dibnah, takes us back to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. He reveals how the steam engine provided the first practical means of generating power from heat to augment the old sources of power (from muscle, wind and water) and provided the main source of power for the Industrial Revolution. In Fred Dibnahs Age of Steam Fred shares his passion for steam and meets some of the characters who devote their lives to finding, preserving and restoring steam locomotives, traction engines and stationary engines, mill workings and pumps. Combined with this will be the stories of central figures of the time, including James Watts - inventor of the steam engine - and Richard Trevithick who played a key role in the expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Spring and Port Wine

Author: Bill Naughton
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435233044
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. In this play, the whole Crompton family becomes entangled in a row in which a good many uncomfortable truths are told.

Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes

Author: David Hall
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593064909
Category : Engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
This book tells the stories of some of the great heroes of Fred Dibnah, including George and Robert Stephenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Joseph Whitworth, and looks at what it was that made them such inspirational figures to Fred.

Fred Dibnahs Chimney Drops

Author: Alan McEwen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953272518
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A passionate and vividly written chronicle detailing 28 out of the 90 exciting, nerve tingling chimney demolition jobs carried out by the nationally famous Master Steeplejack and chimney demolition expert Fred Dibnah. M.B.E.