what a shame he was a nice bloke

What's happened exactly?

He's passed away.

Poor old Fred, Now he's...

If he's cremated, I'd stand well back from the chimney with his record!!:o

dont take **** that was a nice man

yeah I loved his shows. much like peely he was someone who presented with a genuine passion for what he was doing.

Very intelligent guy too who was often percieved otherwise because of his broad regional accent and eccentric way.

I hope they re-run some of historical engineering shows.

Great knowledge. Great passion. Great person. RIP Fred.

Fred was a real personality. I just loved his enthusiasm for anything engineering related. He wasnt exactly a natural tv presenter, but his willingness to have crack made his programmes pure gold.

'did yer like that?'

oh yes fred...we did:cry: :sad:

That is so sad. I liked old Fred, he was a genuine bloke and a real character.

Originally posted by sherriff
dont take **** that was a nice man

"I believe he's not going to be buried or cremated but propped up on wood, then set alight, which will burn the chocks away and then he'll fall into the earth in the designated hole It's what he would have wanted."



http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=243 (http://) :|

r.i.p freddy boy if any 1 s got sky he is on uk. living shame nice bloke loved his progs

I was lucky enough to meet Fred once a number of years ago, when he visited Fleetwood with his beloved steam roller! He was allready famous by then and despite the huge crowd who gathered around him, he took the time to talk to everyone.

I wonder what will happen to his wonderful house and workshop? I hope the grounds are kept as they are and opened to the public one day. What a great historic and educational attraction it would be. Not to mention a great tribute to a great man!

Dorm pot!
:thumbsup:

Fred was one of the great British eccentrics, a huge interest in life, not frightened to say he was proud to be an Englishman, not the slightest bit frightened to be different, long may his type be enjoyed.

This is the first I've heard of his passing.
He was a great bloke and I had the pleasure of meeting him earlier this year on his green steam tractor in Sheffield.

Fred Was Not The kind of person who took himself too Sereusly.
He liked a laugh and would Not like people getting down in the mouth over his passing away. I liked his shows very much.

First Peely then Fred.

Thats two of my hero's in two weeks.

R.I.P. both gone but not forgotten.:(

On the whole it's been a pretty good year for dead celebs...

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I wish I was still running the old sweepstake.

He was a top bloke. I went to see his one man show in Leeds about a year or so ago and enjoyed his anecdotes!

met aguy on mondsy he felt sick died on trues ,bowel cancer thats no lie 14 mths b4 his pension wife gets nowt

Loved Fred, - thankfully there's plenty of him on tape so I'm sure we'll see him again from time to time.

Hope they let him wear that cap to his funeral ;)

Poor old Fred. Missing him already........

First series 1970ish

Ist wife says 'Fred, its them engines or me'
Fred says' Shut gate when tha gus out'

Class act and one in a million. Rest in peace.

Sorry Ronin.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20641

Originally posted by Ronin
Poor old Fred. Missing him already........

First series 1970ish

Ist wife says 'Fred, its them engines or me'
Fred says' Shut gate when tha gus out'

Class act and one in a million. Rest in peace.

do you mean fred dineage presenter of how and yorkshire football in the 70s:rolleyes:

He means Fred Dibner the Steeplejack from Yorkshire.;)

Thanks Vidster. New on and couldn't find any reference to him. Will be more careful next time.

regards

Originally posted by vidster
He means Fred Dibnah the Steeplejack from Yorkshire.;)

i no i was been sarcastic:loopy: :: :loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

Lancashire actualy....but R.I.P Fred

Nnnnnnooooooooo not Fred Dibnah. That man was a comedy genius. I used to enjoy watching age of steam with a "herbal cig". Used to laugh my ass off.

And he's still got one last chimney to go up...

Saw one of his programmes on UKTV HISTORY last night. He was talking about the birth of his first son to his second wife.

"Out he plopped, looked to be in good nick."

Classic Fred.:clap:

Originally posted by markham
Saw one of his programmes on UKTV HISTORY last night.

He's on again tonight - UKTV History 8-9 pm

Originally posted by ianl
met aguy on mondsy he felt sick died on trues ,bowel cancer thats no lie 14 mths b4 his pension wife gets nowt

That's the most depressing nursery rhyme I've ever heard! Stay away from kids!!:mad:

thats not a rhyme thats true, i new the bloke. cremated yesterday,,with full s.y.f.c. honours//

is that near dinno

It's been great to see Fred's last series on telly, when he is taking his traction engine around the U.k. also good to see him steaming up Winkobank hill, even if it was pi****g it down, he also visited Abbeydale industrial museum before departing Sheffield. It's a pity they did not include the River Don engine at Kelham island, that would have made Fred's eyes light up!

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r.i.p fred u was a gr8 man, a gr8 family man to all the family,

i can remember when i was 5 u was here in town for a few days an u an my mum got talkin about the family up in lancashire, an about everything else u always made me laugh the family is goin 2 miss u so much, my mum now has joined u and the family up in gods garden's, i will never forget u an i miss u fred even thro ur my 3rd half cousin but u were like a full 3rd cousin.

Why the resurrecting of a 4 year old thread? Has he been brought back to life?

Why the resurrecting of a 4 year old thread? Has he been brought back to life?

I wish :( He was ace. Bringing down chimneys in a way that would bring fear to the hearts of high-viz vest wearers the world over, and digging big mine shafts in his garden because he could. He made engineering exciting, which I ordinarily find completely boring. :thumbsup:

I wish :( He was ace. Bringing down chimneys in a way that would bring fear to the hearts of high-viz vest wearers the world over, and digging big mine shafts in his garden because he could. He made engineering exciting, which I ordinarily find completely boring. :thumbsup:

Fred Dibner was a legend...completely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Still he is up there (if there is an "up there") now swapping ideas with Isambard Kingdom Brunel and will be in his element.

The only guy who made chimneys and steam engines sound exciting, and yet he made it sound so simple. I could quite happily watch Mr Dibnah for 2-3 hours at a time.

Why the resurrecting of a 4 year old thread? Has he been brought back to life?

Yeah I have reanimated him. He can't climb chimneys very well any more due to using other body parts but he is as good as new.

Fred was great, and I love his accent and passion with which he spoke on subjects he cared deeply about. A normal man who got lucky and made a good living doing what he loved.

Anyway, he is available for parties or bouncy castles. Give me a call.

Anyway, he is available for parties or bouncy castles. Give me a call.

Eww, wont his coffin be all mouldy?

Eww, wont his coffin be all mouldy?

No no no no, this was the Legend "Fred's" coffin, that means it was built to last!

May Dibnah's ghost rise from the chuch yard he was burried in and hount you for all eternity...

Did you know he wanted to build a coal mine in his back yard? His planning application was refused. Can't imagine why.

what a shame he was a nice bloke

Lovely bloke Very sad indeed :(

Isn't it about time they demolished a monument in his memory?

thanks for resusitating this thread, I had no idea he was dead. I was thinking that I hadn't seen him on the telly for ages.

Isn't it about time they demolished a monument in his memory?

I was thinking about him when they demolished the Tinsley Towers.....does that count?

lol he got mentioned where we where stood watching the towers come down
one old dear even mentioned that shed say a little prayer for him as they came down

Isn't it about time they demolished a monument in his memory?
very funny! great comment. shame he died when he did. used to love his antics. can't help thinking it should have been him took down the tinsley viaduct cooling towers... would have been ace! :loopy:

Fred Dibner was a legend...completely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Still he is up there (if there is an "up there") now swapping ideas with Isambard Kingdom Brunel and will be in his element.
used to love the way he'd set his cap on fire doing sommat with the steam engines. wot a leg-end... mind you, some of his antics would have had the H&S brigade on his ass!

Engineering in itself is exciting, its all about problem solving and if you aint got the tool to do it.....make it! bodgeing with class in a way...

I still miss Freds programs, he put engineering across in a way that made it look easy as well as interesting.

I used to love watching Fred Dibnah!
I think he must still have a large following of fans, as there are around 30 people on 'Friend's Reunited' by the name of Fred Dibnah.

ive just been watchin Fred ride the pepsi max big one in blackpool....on youtube of course.R.I.P. Fred

Lots of his stuff is still on telly on... the discovery channel or something like that.

ive just been watchin Fred ride the pepsi max big one in blackpool....on youtube of course.R.I.P. Fred

lost his cap didn't he???

HEy, lets big up fred!

Lots of his stuff is still on telly on... the discovery channel or something like that.

You never die on cable tv, just get repeated endlessly.