It’s funny - the world back in these times, things were simpler and people has less but were richer in many ways and happier. My grandad was a bit of a Fred Dibnah - could build and fix anything, was in happy behind any tool and had real practicable knowledge and hands on skill, and cut from good British stock - here in New Zealand men like Fred were common through the 70s/80s, but sadly this generation have faded out and we have the new generations of brainwashed, narsicistic, screen-ridden and completely hands-off era. We’ve gone backwards in the last 30 years in so many ways.

I love the non politically correct conversations that were considered the norm back then.. too much pc nonsense now

Living with a driven man like Fred must often be difficult. Love Allison and the kids and hope they ended up happy. Fred was one of a kind. RIP

Looks like a bucyrus erie drag line under the shed in the video I live in erie pa my parents worked there

Anyone know what happened to that beautiful Land Rover also R.I.P FRED

Rare breed. Much respect

There is nothing so wonderful as a man contentedly pottering in his shed.

11:32 the cigarette in his mouth is all the safety equipment he needed. That tapping sound must have been his balls of steel clanking together.

"I do steeple jacking because basically I'm lazy ..." Sure, and the moon's made of cheese, Fred.

"Bloody lake's turnin' brown." 😆

Love Fred and his personality, but it is hard to watch all this beautiful old work get destroyed, and think about the symbolism of all the change and the lost jobs

And take a look at the world today….good grief!

Of course the lefties got rid of our steel industry!! So we see scrap like this dumped on the roadside!!!

Not much H&S just plenty of skill and common sense. I loved watching these with my dad when first shown.

LMAO - @13:30 - "Blow the asbestos of yer shed". Classic Fred.

This is my safe space. I come and watch the videos to remind me simpler, maybe better times.

For fuckskake Fred! Bring the point spade on your next trip to the island.

Alison needs recognition too bless her. Proper lass.

Love how he used the same scaffold techniques to fix his house

my nerves could not handle it.

Fred makes me think of a highly successful hollywood actor who went method and then didn't know how to be anything else. You can see how much he loved his family, but you can also see at the same time how he's not really into it, or cut out for, family life.

National treasure Fred was and that system he made for the bricks was brilliant i suppose it's just like the way coal was wound up and down the shaft . 🇬🇧⚒️

Nice Homeowner - "Bet you'd like a glass of water" -Fred- "Oh no, (Makes beer drinking gesture) I've seen enough of that today!"

Guys like this keep the world running. These folks contribute more in a day than all the politicians and their parasites ever will.

Smashing

Wonderful.

These are the men who built western civilization

Fred hanging the flag up , brilliant ❤. And its not palestine.

hearing and seing fred chills me right out

love it,fred with his kids having fun on the rollercoster,fag in hand lol

I’m not sure whether Fred was fond of water?

The man was what this country needs now to turn kids into men . Absolute hard working man and gentleman

What happened to Britain?

" Did ya like that" Yes Fred we did. Rip great bloke.

Moral of this episode never park your car near a tall chimney,espescially if its be worked on.

after watching several of these, although it is fascinating, this man was clearly a narcissist. His family is like a burden to him. It was all about him.

The incredible series of films about Fred are TV magic. Fred, a master craftsman and his fabulous stories link us to the past like no other medium could. Incredible

Totter will be retired or dead in a few years…

My lass would never in a million years be pulling ladders up the side of a chimney in the pissing down rain...not a chance haha. His wife is very supportive of Fred haha.

Do you like that?! 😊

Hehe doggo 🐕 shat it'sen when he set off on the steam engine. Made me chuckle 😃

I think this video is giving me sadness 😥😥😥

What I would give to be able to spend a day with him

Only 'influencer' I've ever been fortunate to have seen!!

I am so happy to have discovered Fred on RU-vid. This guy is so great, i have watched every video and series with him a couple times now. I just wish he was still around to know that the rest of the world has discovered his work. RIP

ich hab nicht alles verstanden. Hat der den riesen Schornstein, Stein für Stein mit den beiden Kübeln abgebaut?

Wahnsinn Top Typ ohne Angst und Nerven

does anyone know the lake where Fred was working ? power station in background? was it Kearsley ?

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Absolutely LOVE Fred. Rip mate.!!!!!