It is not only a glorious testament to our nation's industrial achievements but also a story of the friendships, unfailing courage and determination of the nation's favourite steeplejack. Fred clearly loved all aspects of British industry and was fascinated by the numerous ancient coal pits with their distinctive headgear that he saw when taking a regular walk along the towpath of the Manchester, Bury and Bolton Canal.

With a passion for industrial chimneys and steeplejacking, the young Fred would watch the steeplejacks at work during wakes weeks when the mills closed and his interest developed into a passion and a business, albeit one where he dropped many of the chimneys he had watched being repaired. It is not only a glorious testament to our nation’s industrial achievements but also a story of the friendships, unfailing courage and determination of the nation’s favourite steeplejack. But to just place an explosive charge in the chimney’s base and blow them down when they came to the end of their lives, did not appeal to Fred, for to him there was another more traditional way of felling these chimneys that embodied respect for the old time chimney builders – and would demolish them with great aplomb and not a little drama.Such was its popularity that a subsequent volume swiftly followed, offering many more memories of Fred through, images from throughout his life and insights into his fascinating story. Access Codes: Unless the book is described as "New," please assume that the book does *not* have an access code. Fred’s untimely death meant the BBC series would be his last, and Keith decided it was time to record in writing his shared experiences with the Bolton-born steeplejack. There are some books about a person and their work can only be written by an individual with a similar background both in industry and the life to that person, and their work. A book leaves our collection of over seven million titles and begins a new chapter every two seconds, enabling more goods to be reused.

You'd have to be a Fred Dibnah fan to truly enjoy this book - if you're not, I'd probably give it a miss. His name became synonymous with the stereo type no-nonsense, straight-talking Northern character, and of craftsmanship, hard graft and of daring-do. Keith Langston has captured the life of an enthusiast , never happier than when working on his latest steam-powered project.Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain DVDFred Dibnah reveals the genius, the vision and the sheer bloody graft that went into creating some of Britain's greatest national monuments. The numerous mill and other industrial chimneys scattered all over Bolton and the other neighbouring Lancashire cotton towns all radiating out from the hub: (Manchester, known as the cottonopolis), which for decades had been beautifully engineered and subsequently regularly repaired, would from now on require to be demolished. Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs or access codes, are usually not included.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Alan McEwen’s writing style and respect for accurate documentation serve to make a very interesting book even more interesting.

It's his biography that tells the story of his life, from childhood right through to his last years and it's heartwarmingly open, honest and genuine. Printed on quality art paper, this brings out the best in the photographs of preparations such as the pit propping and ‘gobbin out’ procedures utilised by the master. I would recommend this eminently readable book to anyone with any interest in industrial archaeology, in Fred Dibnah himself or in less conventional ways of the world.

Fred Dibnah’s procedure for carrying out a chimney felling was the result of a well considered demolition plan, based on traditional Victorian practice known in steeplejacking parlance as ‘gobbing out and pit-propping’. Great British media characters emerged from the industrial poverty of the North West of England in the 1950's and 60's - Eric Sykes, Bernard Cribbins, Hilda Baker, Peter Kay.This is a nice book to own if you were a fan of Fred’s or simply interested in entertaining stories about his exploits. Indeed, many years later when he became famous, he would delight his audiences with his colourful reminiscences and adventures regarding the Lancashire coal mining industry.