1982: FRED DIBNAH shows HOW to erect a CHIMNEY SCAFFOLD at 200 feet! | Fred | 1980s | BBC Archive

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"If that bloody rope breaks, you're dead."
Legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah demonstrates the art of installing a chimney scaffold at 200ft while trying to avoid "half a day out with the undertaker".
"When I've done it, when I've got all the gear up, to me it's a bloody magnificent achievement. You've really got the world at your feet."
Clip taken from Fred: The World at Your Feet, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 9 September, 1982.
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@WinterRapids 9 месяцев назад

What really fascinates me is that this is 1982. On one hand you got "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Terminator" showing at the cinema down the street, at the same time you got men like Fred Dibnah single handedly taking down a factory chimney with a hammer and absolutely no safety gear.

@Tmuk2 9 месяцев назад

And an assistant wearing flared trousers!

@5eurocups2005 9 месяцев назад

I know exactly what you mean but those two were released at the cinema in 1984. E.T & Poltergeist would apply though 😁

@lison766 8 месяцев назад

While smoking his pipe…

@HALFSQUASHED 8 месяцев назад

Blade Runner!

@sammuslu2992 8 месяцев назад

Why didn't they just blow it up?

@thedrvn 8 месяцев назад

Take a moment to appreciate the brick layers who built the chimneys in the first place. Incredible!

@tim_longhurst 8 месяцев назад

Fred himself used to lament taking these chimneys down in memory of the effort and ingenuity in getting them up in the first place.

@brucelee-wo5ge 7 месяцев назад

In another video Fred explains that the brick stacks were built from the inside and in early days scant thought was paid to future maintenance. He states that it's a lot more difficult and dangerous to repair the brickwork from the outside. The fact that he can balance and position the heavy timber planks from such a precarious position, in such a high wind is a mind boggling testament to his skill, strength and confidence.

@acbikeatgmaildotcom 7 месяцев назад

You can get used to the height a brick at a time.

@exsappermadman25055 7 месяцев назад

The brickies can only do it due to the Scaffs!....

@koalaorange. 6 месяцев назад

They had it easy, everyone knows they built it from the top down

@user-zw5el5jb7l 6 месяцев назад

I'm an advanced scaffolder, and love my job, but Jesus fred is a true legend not just balls, brains and knowledge, a true one off

@indiana146 3 месяца назад

I spoke to him in a book shop in bolton in early 80.s. I asked him fred why a steeple jack he said i like the view from top He said every chimney is different they have their own character. I said to him your saving history with yiur shows I.said you were born in the wrong century We shook hands Great man

@m2db772 2 месяца назад

Hey im from bolton . I live 5 minutes from freds house . Just wondering where abouts in bolton was the book shop ? @@indiana146

@borntoclimb7116 2 месяца назад

@@indiana146 but he destroyed History, all the chimneys taken down but the place is used for new buildings thats good.

@PunkDogCreations 24 дня назад

Please refrain from using Jesus's holy name as a profanity. Please remove it and repent. ❤

@jamesdeluca6657 2 дня назад

Strong to

@joecarson3379 8 месяцев назад

Whoever at the BBC thought , lets make a series out of this man, was the real genuis.

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

Before the BBC was totally hijacked by left wing liberal elites.

@alexanderjames6328 4 месяца назад

Agreed!

@bertiescunsbutch9323 4 месяца назад

Unfortunately the BBC is only interested in soy boys these days.

@user-gc8pc3ol6l 2 месяца назад

Something they would never do today. Too busy chasing the ratings, scraping the bottom of the barrel with reality, so called talent shows, endless cookery programmes and woke dramas.

@alexwright6038 Месяц назад

He just seemed to have a knack of communicating and seem to be relatable.

@OlafProt 9 месяцев назад

His documentaries were brilliant back in the day, I would’ve been 10 when this came out in 1982. I met him at a steam rally in Devon in the 90s. He was stone deaf by then but he signed a photo - his handwriting was extraordinary. A font all of its own all curled letters and italics. A man who was the product of a lost age.

@v8will 9 месяцев назад

His handwriting was certainly beautiful. Met him in similar circumstances

@AtheistOrphan 9 месяцев назад

That was known as ‘Copperplate’ writing, my old dad wrote the same way. A largely lost art now.

@RonD84 8 месяцев назад

He wasn't stone deaf I met him in 2003 and he was fine

@OlafProt 8 месяцев назад

@@RonD84 ah ok I was just going on what his wife/partner told us all when we were queuing to meet him.

@RonD84 8 месяцев назад

@@OlafProt probably just pretends to be death at home mate , Different scenario when he's out at work or in the boozer 😂

@geoffjoffy 9 месяцев назад

He was hard working and brave. I can't get my head round how he did that scaffold - even though he showed us. It is an exceptional feat. He was an incredible man.

@Zaraaofficial 8 месяцев назад

@thomasturner2390 6 месяцев назад

Ye me too 😂😂

@rationalsatanist1811 6 месяцев назад

there is a very thin line between bravery and stupidity

@mattwilliams3504 4 месяца назад

Primitive does not mean stupid.

@borntoclimb7116 4 месяца назад

@@mattwilliams3504 but is mean more deaths at Work, Lot of countries outsite of Europe stil have this conditions and there are lots of accidents.

@jamieosh70 8 месяцев назад

Fred is a testimony to the many many men that did jobs like this that made the world we live in. It’s wonderful to have such records.

@franktechmaniac7488 8 месяцев назад

At least as a proof of the self exploitation that Lady Thatcher used to name freedom. Which, retrospectively regarded, led to Brexit and the current situation in the UK.

@maxtroy 4 месяца назад

What are you talking about? Those men were monsters who when they weren't busy destroying their bodies to provide for infrastructure and money for their wives and children, were simultaneously oppressing and abusing women!

@Coneman3 3 месяца назад

And they did it while also oppressing women. Quite remarkable 😂

@MokuTom 3 месяца назад

@@Coneman3fckin hell dude.. be a bit less obvious with the bait would ya, ahaha

@Coneman3 3 месяца назад

@@MokuTomI was being sarcastic

@DiggittyDave 6 месяцев назад

One of the most impressive things in this video is Fred's ability to draw a perfectly straight line free hand. Many artists can't do that.

@grahamblack1716 3 месяца назад

He started out as a draughtsmen if I remember rightly and then done joinery. Some of his drawings are superb

@dirkhalo 27 дней назад

True that! And even while he is hammering day in day out its incredible!

@nelus7276 27 дней назад

Take your wrist of the paper, don't look at where you're drawing, just where you want to go. Done. Ffs, it's an easy trick. Same with straight cutting, knife or scissors.

@CooChewGames 9 месяцев назад

Fair play to the person with the camera who managed to get an 80s TV camera up there and take those shots in a heavy wind...

@mark314158 8 месяцев назад

16mm film camera.

@alexgrundy3765 8 месяцев назад

and before shouting 'action' he told Fred we're doing this in one take - ok

@breadtoasted2269 8 месяцев назад

Nah he carried them up using drones

@joerosen5464 8 месяцев назад

@@breadtoasted2269Flying on the wings of Angels, just for Fred.😉

@peteralexander2941 4 месяца назад

The cameraman was apparently shitting himself while up there. 😂

@Alan-gx8gf 8 месяцев назад

As a 64 year old retired Plumber , I climbed many 60 ft 3 Part Ladders in my time , and went down 60ft Roofs at the end of a Rope to clean out the Gutters , but this is a different League altogether . RIP Fred , you were a Legend ✌.

@robleary3353 8 месяцев назад

Same 'League' different job outcome!. Hats off to you both!. I couldn't have done either job, would have had to have one hand holding me on! 🤣 Nuff said

@BType13X2 4 месяца назад

Not really you die falling 60' the same way you would falling 200'. Hell the worst injury I have seen in person due to a fall was when 2 people fell through a rotary breaker's screens and land on the inside of it. Both guys were horrifically injured cause 20' onto ribbed steel. Took them a long time to recover and they were lucky that their first point of contact was their knee's and hips. For some reason we mentally think ahh 10' up I don't need to tie off, but the truth is 10' is where you feel safe but you're really not, the fall might not kill you but it might hurt you so bad that you wish it did.

@alexanderjames6328 4 месяца назад

Much respect for you, Alan... you still did a skilled job - that should be applauded. We seem to be losing it in the UK, unfortunately.

@borntoclimb7116 4 месяца назад

@@robleary3353 there are so many more Dangerous jobs who dont look spectacular, working with acid or flambable gases and fluids or with heavy Machines, in a accident they are lots of deaths

@robleary3353 4 месяца назад

@@borntoclimb7116 Yes, but they all come with all the associated 'Health and safety Wombles!'. He relied on his wits and skills.... A by gone era!.

@mikep9945 8 месяцев назад

Proper fearless bloke who also has the knowledge of a genius....... one of the greatest Englishmen that ever lived

@alexgrundy3765 8 месяцев назад

A lot of people say he's fearless, i don't think so. If he was fearless he'd probably be reckless, but when you watch him, everything is lashed together properly, attached to the chimney as well. I think rather than fearless he was well averse to the situation he was in and also fully aware of his own skills and limitations. Oh and brave. I watched that video sat on the floor to feel extra safe.

@chimpana Месяц назад

Professionally he was superb no doubt. On a personal level, he was a troubled guy, and it being a different time isn't enough to explain it away. Complicated as most people are.

@vtrmcs Месяц назад

@@chimpana A lot of super smart people have troubled personal lives, it sort of goes with the territory it seems. He was highly intelligent and I can quite imagine he had some kind of undiagnosed psychiatric condition, because many, many people did back then.

@eelponna3145 9 месяцев назад

It makes me sad seeing this knowing all the old’uns have passed. Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s you’d see people like Fred on a daily basis. They didn’t have much but they were content and took pride in their jobs, houses, gardens, cars etc. Simple but innocent times. I would go back in a heartbeat.

@andydixon2980 9 месяцев назад

Salt of the earth, best of British people.

@craiggibson7123 8 месяцев назад

He should have been a millionaire for that sort of work

@johnmcdonnell5175 8 месяцев назад

I totally agree, I’d much rather have the lower wages of those days along with the much lower prices and cost of living. Money seemed to go much further back then

@johnmg88 8 месяцев назад

@@johnmcdonnell5175people literally rationed phonecalls, only the better off actually had one still, heating was only the main room and some folks had pay per view timers on their tv. I'll stay where i am thanks, ive lived through ice inside the widows and only three people in the street owning a car.

@nicholasturner4552 8 месяцев назад

Everything about the 80s were better people alot happier than today

@adammassacre1981 9 месяцев назад

Whenever im having a real tough day mentally struggling with the stress and worry of everyday life i always put on a Fred video and pretty much instantly a weight gets lifted. Ive been watching Freds videos for years what a wonderful man. R.I.P Mr Dibnah.

@limeyosu2000 9 месяцев назад

I do the same he is great RIP Fred

@civlyzed 9 месяцев назад

I've done the same and the only trade off is my sweaty palms and slightly increased heart rate 😀

@thomasmccabe3111 8 месяцев назад

Me too pal😊

@sonanderson6351 8 месяцев назад

Funny that, because when Fred had a real tough day, he used to go home and beat his wife up.

@CelticSaint 8 месяцев назад

Nice post I am the same. Another man who totally calms me down is the late great Bob Ross.

@rolanddunk5054 2 месяца назад

One of the most amazing men I have ever seen,builder,engineer,artist and a raconteur.Definitely one of a kind.

@kevinmaughan4290 7 месяцев назад

he's the type of bloke that no matter what trade he would have learned he would have been brilliant at it, He's very positive aswell.

@tombowen6430 9 месяцев назад

Fred - an engineering genius with huge strength, stamina and balls of steel. A brilliant product of a bygone age.

@Wooargh 6 месяцев назад

Thankfully we now have Government controlled Health and Safety with laws to prevent idiots from doing things like this. If there's one thing Covid showed us it's that rules can never be too extreme when it comes to Health and Safety.

@heyitsmetrousers4399 6 месяцев назад

@@Wooarghjog on you wet fart

@joeswarson4580 5 месяцев назад

@@Wooarghfound the kool-aid drinker

@phreak761 4 месяца назад

@@WooarghBollocks 🤡🤡🤡

@alexanderjames6328 4 месяца назад

@@joeswarson4580 I agree... he (it) seems the anti-British type, a woke who hates British history. I have left him (it) a nice comment below, haha.

@elmondo3543 9 месяцев назад

The term legend is used far too loosely these days....but Fred was an absolute legend of a Boltonian national treasure! R.I.P. great man!

@jackduxbury1632 9 месяцев назад

There will never be another like Mr Dibnah. 🫡

@paulfrost8952 9 месяцев назад

So true. They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

@joemuir2575 8 месяцев назад

What a man

@stephendavies925 8 месяцев назад

When I was a lad working on construction sites most of the men were like Fred loved the work they carried out, they were hard working people with a great positive attitude

@seanpittaway5341 8 месяцев назад

There was many just like dibnah back then and still some around today but they are few and far between now. I am not like dibnah but wish I was

@liamgross7217 8 месяцев назад

Being Australian I hadn’t heard of this bloke until a year ago. What a champion, I can see why he’s a well loved fella.

@bennwoodbridge2117 7 месяцев назад

I can not believe that one man and some ropes can actually build a scaffolding platform to work from at that height!!! It’s truly remarkable what a human being is capable of

@VICTOBERN 6 месяцев назад

A truly remarkable man. Every time l look at these recordings l simply marvel at Fred's skill, attitude, obvious dedication to his craft and his sheer stamina. I don't think one can really appreciate just how unique he was. The recordings at least endorse what might easily sound like a fairy tale.

@brianwillson9567 9 месяцев назад

Respect. Fred was worth a whole House of Commons of mp.s plus all the lords.

@Jack_Warner 9 месяцев назад

My Dad was a Steeplejack. He would often ask me if I wanted to go to work with him, during the school holidays, but I always declined. One of my Dad's main jobs was painting the chimneys at power stations.

@richardswift6008 6 месяцев назад

There will never be another Fred Dibnah that’s for sure !… what a legend

@RonD84 8 месяцев назад

Fred was one of Britains finest men, A man who could talk all day and never bore you, Brave and as strong as they come, If your ever lost for something to watch just sit and watch all the episodes of his show on here, From his marriage breakup and how he recovered to carry on steeplejacking

@swaneknoctic9555 9 месяцев назад

Been watching documentaries about Fred for years. Never fails to amaze me how he had the nerve (or lack of it) to do such things.

@fidelcatsro6948 9 месяцев назад

b vitamins from nutritional yeast and marlboro cigarettes😁

@civlyzed 9 месяцев назад

I"m surprised the chimney could support the enormous weight of his balls.

@elmondo3543 9 месяцев назад

Cheese butties and Guinness powered this legend!

@alibobsmarland9572 9 месяцев назад

When men were men. The good old days..

@fidelcatsro6948 9 месяцев назад

@@alibobsmarland9572 agreed! todays men are more like cats..

@wasdaletimelapse7658 8 месяцев назад

That makes my toes curl just watching. Fred dropped the chimney at the factory where I worked when I left school and one day I jokingly asked Fred if I could climb up the ladders to the top of the chimney. Expecting him to say bugger off you young sod, he just said help yourself. Needless to say I didn’t climb. He was a star chap, so brave and very likeable.

@MrUniman609 8 месяцев назад

The palms of my hands are sweating as I watch this video, Fred was absolutely fearless, he must have had tremendous self belief and confidence. He was a truly extraordinary man.

@bmkbmk4469 8 месяцев назад

What a guy....watched this in 82 and 2023....RIP

@theoracle8560 8 месяцев назад

“You can work quite comfortably as though you’re on the ground” 😂😂😂😂

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

Watching these documentaries and hearing how confidently and nonchalantly he talks about dicing with death as if it's just like working in the comfort of an office always makes me laugh.

@Mike1614b 4 месяца назад

I can't comfortably watch it

@BType13X2 4 месяца назад

You can though think about how Iron workers erect skyscrapers. When you were a kid you'd balance on the edge of a curb and walk all the way down the road without thought or fear of it. Well the width of the curb is the same width as a 6" H (or I) beam. Once you are comfortable and the experience becomes normal you have no issue with doing it.

@richardgrant7055 4 месяца назад

Just to be helpful, the word is "kerb".@@BType13X2

@johnbaer1528 4 месяца назад

Anyone can with a good scaffold.

@xxMarc21xx 4 месяца назад

Fred was a superstar, but was still down to earth. He was world class at what he did. He is very much missed, will never be another person like him. He was way ahead of his time & a true genius in his trade. Love to his family ❤️😻❤️

@johntowers1213 8 месяцев назад

Fred's a beast and utterly fearless thats just a given, but can we take a minute to appreciate the balls on the cameraman that hauled a big assed 80's film camera up there and took the footage of fred lobbing those boards around at the end...

@nicholasturner4552 8 месяцев назад

Can't believe Fred has been gone 20 years next year really enjoyed everything he done a working class hard working man

@doctorsocrates4413 9 месяцев назад

What an incredible man he was...fearless with a heart of a lion...RIP fred.

@chrisrobson5101 8 месяцев назад

This guy is made of different material, I’m a scaffolder myself and I thought I’ve been in some dodgy situations but then I look at a guy like Fred and in comparison I feel like a child 🤣😂 What a bloke 💪😎

@mister3566 8 месяцев назад

He's brave and so is the cameraman

@kevinmaughan4290 6 месяцев назад

there should be a documentary about the building of these chimneys, the history , the planning , the workmanship, I could watch freds videos over and over again

@weejim48 9 месяцев назад

We used to love watching Fred on the telly. He climbed up that ladder like he was going for a walk in the park. Very brave man. LEGEND.👍👍👍

@valentinexyz 8 месяцев назад

Fred was a big part of growing up, as my father enjoyed his eccentricity and, shall we say, balls. I always come back to watching him with utter amazement. Fred's own style of 'health and safety' is indeed anachronistic, but no less safe than today's, he simply knew what he was doing. Fred would never agree with my sentimental rhetoric, but he was a bloody hero.

@indiosveritas 8 месяцев назад

I have lost count of how many times I've watched this wonderful series. When I have a concern , I can not sleep or have a problem to solve, Dibnah is a great solace.

@Mudge07 8 месяцев назад

The irony of Fred saying that extra corner planking would make it safer, even when there’s a triangular gap is part of his extremely wry, gritty humour. Like the skyscraper builders, with Mr Dinah there’s a sensory component the majority of viewers don’t have and the remainder of their senses scream whoa! It takes a lot of effort to scale such a height and then he starts to free climb between fully exposed, open levels. Courage and mettle forged by a bygone age, FD showed how humble he was and the sophistication of that rigging demonstrated his grasp of the complex in both senses.

@bazza5699 9 месяцев назад

no matter how many times I've seen this, I still watch open mouthed in awe and with respect..

@bhgtree 8 месяцев назад

The late Mr Dibnah, was truly a superman, to see him working at such heights and his commentary makes it seem so normal. Thanks to BBC and all who uploaded these amazing videos of him at work.

@711honved 8 месяцев назад

Fred wasn't a young man when this was filmed. He'd climb to the top without a safety harness & sit on the edge of the chimney admiring the view. He'd then drink his bottle of beer with a cheese sandwich. Some man!

@benscozzaro311 8 месяцев назад

Fred is the most incredible man I’ve ever seen! How in hell is he doing all that alone and so high up! RIP Fred D.

@bartonbank2531 9 месяцев назад

I've watched this many times and it still amazes and scares me in equal measure

@mickpearson6184 9 месяцев назад

The physical strength and stamina needed to assemble that construction and climb that vertical ladder would have been off the scale

@timothydraper6626 8 месяцев назад

Yes, ,moving the boards across the span of the chimney took some strength.

@akramCED 8 месяцев назад

Amazing feat given the large pair of steel watermelons he was also carrying 😂

@ianthomas739 8 месяцев назад

Fred must have had a strength that belied his build. Try hammering in hundreds of " dogs " with a lump hammer at head height and your hands and shoulders would probably give in - that's after swinging around on ladders all day taking most of his weight with just one hand at a time. I would have been honoured to shake one of those hands that Fred trusted his life with

@maxi-me Месяц назад

Thank goodness we have robots and jet-packs to do this work now...

@voltagefireworker7849 Месяц назад

@@maxi-meI'm working in germany as a lineman, we climb pylons between 200 and 350 ft tall, even no ladder, just those bolts on the legs of the pylons.

@Hysteria98 8 месяцев назад

Never mind the courage, but the physical prowess and finesse is to be commended all its own. How the hell did he ever do all this? I'm watching it but still can't comprehend where he gets the leverage and follow through to do all this. Unbelievable.

@simonhill4596 8 месяцев назад

There will only be one Fred Dibnah, not only a brilliant steeplejack but his knowledge about steam engines and engineering in general was second to none

@phillwainewright4221 8 месяцев назад

"Half a day out with the undertaker" has to be the greatest quote in history.

@rafiqkatana 9 месяцев назад

It's a real tragedy that his legacy has pretty much been wiped from existence. His steam engines and museum, all sold off. Gone. These videos the only things that show what an amazing guy he was. It's quite sad.

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

How and why were they sold off, by who?

@antonylonsdale5156 8 месяцев назад

I'm currently 300 metres away from his house that still got alot of stuff from his days.

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

@@antonylonsdale5156 , tsk say yards and make Fred proud, men of his generation were raised on God's measurements, not the bastardised continental system which the EU forced us to adopt.

@RicArmstrong 8 месяцев назад

@@SagaciousFrank Well said!

@quinnpaddock4241 8 месяцев назад

Shame that - they should open a museum of his life and and show the stuff that he did and created and show the old stuff........

@deanboardman2342 8 месяцев назад

What a geezer !!! Legend and very very intelligent man to do what he's doing here is incredible and takes massive balls 👏 👌 we miss you fred. 😔

@chuckabutty888 8 месяцев назад

A fatality occured in Bolton 2007 when scafolding gave way when being dismantled. Firm got done for not using strong enough anchor fittings and failing to test those fittings. The man who fell was not wearing his safety harness. A second worker survived by clinging to a ladder. To hear Fred say he preferred the old way of working was testiment to his skills and the fact he never wore a safety harness always churns my stomach when I watch these clips, even though I know he never fell.

@MorrisseysMonkey 9 месяцев назад

Thumbs up to the lads who built the chimney! Fred a legend.

@kimboslice3406 8 месяцев назад

As a Cladder I work at heights with safety etc this man just amazes me each new video I watch cut from a different cloth back then absolute legend glad someone was able to document his life ❤ multi trade hard worker so he was

@jackbuff_I 7 месяцев назад

I don't think people realise just how much hard work that took.. monumental achievement each and every one

@CanOwhuppass 8 месяцев назад

Some man for one man. By God they don't make them like this any more. Always found Fred really inspiring.

@alfreddunn03 9 месяцев назад

Everytime I watch Fred fo something like this, the palms of my hands start sweating.

@bigmastodon2399 9 месяцев назад

A bosun's chair 200 foot up, frightening. Total admiration.

@ShokaLion 7 месяцев назад

This chimney is still in use. It's at Raikes Lane in Bolton, part of the waste incineration plant there.

@themtube9455 4 месяца назад

Deep respect for any man doing any job that makes our world.

@paul_k_7351 9 месяцев назад

Dear BBC Archive, please release all the Fred Dibnah videos you have!

@fidelcatsro6948 9 месяцев назад

you need to hire a lawyer and file a suit against bbc under the freedom of information act😂😂

@eelponna3145 9 месяцев назад

@@fidelcatsro6948paid the BBC licence for decades and yet they withhold all the classic footage that we’ve paid to create in the first place!

@JamesWho1 8 месяцев назад

A DVD was released a few years back got a few of his programmes on it

@SimoWill75 25 дней назад

There's two series available right here on RU-vid if you search. I posted playlist links here but my comment keeps getting deleted.

@markwaldron1679 23 дня назад

Dvds are available

@savyman2376 8 месяцев назад

Its the way he casually tells us about how to do the scaffold ommitting the detail of how he casually strolls up the verticle ladder, this man was made of different stuff

@1paparico 8 месяцев назад

I watched Fred as a kid with my parents on tv, all those years ago. I admire him now as much as I did then. Now Iam the same age, as Fred when he passed. Somehow, as much as I like very skilled people in barns fixing stuff(I really do) no one is as valiant as Fred, and as down to earth..

@lv7603 4 месяца назад

Society doesn’t appreciate a man like this.

@deadeyeduncan5022 3 месяца назад

Maybe you just need to find a better class of people.

@paulclarkson9343 3 месяца назад

He was commissioned to present several TV programmes, got an MBE, an honorary degree from Robert Gordon University, an honorary PhD from The University of Birmingham, a statue in Bolton, a blue plaque outside his house, tourists go and stand outside his house and thousands all show their appreciation and admiration for him. So I think your wrong.

@jamalcayman589 3 месяца назад

You only need to look at any comment on this video to show that is incorrect.

@Ceaseless_Watcher 3 месяца назад

That's projection. You're saying it because society doesn't appreciate a man like you, and you'd rather blame society than do something worth appreciating.

@DL-fi5cc 9 месяцев назад

Wow. Massive to Fred and anyone else who has EVER done this job. LEGENDS.

@fidelcatsro6948 9 месяцев назад

imagine the cameraman up there struggling to take all these quality video footage with bulky old videocam powered by heavy batteries long before camera drones were invented...

@markiliff 9 месяцев назад

Well said

@DNANDROID 9 месяцев назад

The rope is there for the camera man too. For him and All his gear.

@petergivenbless900 9 месяцев назад

It looks to have been shot on film, probably 16mm, but still no less of an accomplishment!

@mwspireite5713 9 месяцев назад

The cameraman was on a huge crane!

@Tegelane5 2 месяца назад

@@mwspireite5713 Don't think he was, You might be in cage but wind will sway it. Like he said wind is the enemy. Cameraman probably used security lines to be and feel safe.

@johnbowkett80 8 месяцев назад

They broke the mold when Fred passed away ....... Never another one like him . 👍💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@Stickleback 8 месяцев назад

Fred`s artwork was 2nd to none, an amazing talent. His work will always fascinate me, he`s a legend.

@alexanderhurley6738 8 месяцев назад

Oh wow! What a brave and talented man. There are no chimneys nowadays and if there were no one would be allowed to work on them like he did then. I never tire of seeing his films to remind me what an extraordinary person he was. A great loss to us all RIP Fred

@colinsmith6116 8 месяцев назад

Fred must have had so much confidnce in what he was doing. I would continually worry that those bolts would not hold for all manner of reasons. A very courageous man.

@mickpearson6184 8 месяцев назад

He most have had tremendous self confidence in himself and his methods

@robm6267 8 месяцев назад

This video is amazing, Fred was one of the last men of a dying industry and was great at what he did. They don't make blokes like Fred anymore RIP

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

"A beautiful sense of security" says Fred, with death being only a small margin of error away unsecured at that height. What a guy, funny without even meaning to be.

@borntoclimb7116 4 месяца назад

Its all about the mind, you can climb ladders without gear pretty safe If you dont play stupid games and keep the respect of that Job.

@Roberto-tu5re 9 месяцев назад

It remember watching this with my dad many years ago. The guy had nerves beyond anything but give to credit to the camera operator with him.

@Cornz38 8 месяцев назад

Watching him climb sends shudders down my spine...

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

It would have sent me dizzy looking up at him from the ground let alone being anywhere up near the top working up there and looking down. Legend.

@lestrem11 8 месяцев назад

Fred was an engineering genius.

@Liverjohnpoolfc 9 месяцев назад

What a man, he truly was one of a kind, nerves of steel R.I.P Fred

@mkdy218 9 месяцев назад

Lest us forget the Bricklayers that built it. RIP Fred.

@tonymcvann4504 7 месяцев назад

What an amazing man there will never be anyone like him!

@Darth_Chicken 8 месяцев назад

Amaze at Fred ever since I saw him as a UK kid. To think he regularly had 4-5 pints of beer at lunchtime before he went up there too. And he never fell off!

@pryles2000 9 месяцев назад

I wish there was more we watch about Fred Dibnah and good old england

@MANCHESTERUKABRIEFVIDEOOFTIME 9 месяцев назад

I ❤ heritage , archive footage , history , the north and civil engineering.. but I'm still terrified of heights . No chance pal 😅

@sygad1 8 месяцев назад

Just casually smoking a cig with no harness wrapping rope around a board, meanwhile I'm sat on the sofa having my heart re-started from the fright

@richardgrant7055 4 месяца назад

My sentiments exactly !!

@Exitlad27 8 месяцев назад

The risks those guys took just to get scaffold up to fix a couple of bricks were crazy. So much work for such a small job. I know a modern scaffolder who fell and shattered his shoulder, and that's with modern health and safety rules, so those guys back then took a lot of risks for not much pay.

@BType13X2 4 месяца назад

Nowadays they'd likely harness up and use a large JLG to do small repairs or to at least get themselves that much further up the chimney before they need ladders and subsequent platforms further up.

@Treguard1987 9 месяцев назад

An amazingly talented individual and a national treasure.

@heraldeventsandfilms5970 9 месяцев назад

Hardly. A demolition man. Basic stuff.

@Treguard1987 9 месяцев назад

@@heraldeventsandfilms5970 Don't be ridiculous. Do your research on this man before making petty comments.

@Sandylaner63 9 месяцев назад

@@Treguard1987there’s always one in the comments isn’t there ,,🤦‍♂️

@heraldeventsandfilms5970 9 месяцев назад

He seems to be idolised by simpletons. A demolition man and no great contributor to anything other than light entertainment.@@Treguard1987

@nickh8296 9 месяцев назад

@@heraldeventsandfilms5970He was a skilled engineer too jackass

@chrissilvester5663 9 месяцев назад

What immense courageous balls this man had. Imagine getting up every morning knowing full well soon you'll be working 200ft in the air. This man is an absolute legend. Always enjoyed watching documentaries about this man. A very fascinating interesting character

@rarmst75 8 месяцев назад

It was the size of his balls that made the chimney sway back n forth. Fred is an absolute legend.

@anthony-ju6qo 8 дней назад

Just discovered this and completely in awe. Here I am on my couch watching this and Im freaking out. How on earth this Man does what he does is beyond me. I think of myself as a no nonsense type and not afraid of anything, until now. I give huge respect to anyone who does this for a living. I couldn't do this any amount of money. Blessings to all from across the pond. 🇺🇸

@FredPilcher 6 месяцев назад

The man was a legend! Imagine how strong he was. #Respect.

@brendanswift6755 9 месяцев назад

There is no way on God's green earth you would get me doing that. Guy has huge balls

@gmo4250 9 месяцев назад

Too right, I’ll be operating the pulley on the ground!

@shaunhawkins7790 8 месяцев назад

I'd be making tea lol

@SagaciousFrank 8 месяцев назад

@@gmo4250same, even then I'd get light-headed just looking up at him. 😅

@adods9824 8 месяцев назад

My thoughts exactly. Now, with a harness and pelican hooks etc etc, yes ...

@adods9824 8 месяцев назад

@@gmo4250Gin wheel :-)

@craigfowler7098 9 месяцев назад

I am getting vertigo just watching this. This man was truly a rarity in terms of bravery

@andrewbale3766 8 месяцев назад

How did he never fall off!? Imagine doing this now, PPE, temporary works calculations, working at height regs, edge protection, harnesses.....this is a totally different era, albeit, not that long ago really. RIP.

@Jack_Warner 9 месяцев назад

Whoever the cameraman was up there with Fred, you've got some balls.

@mikewest712 9 месяцев назад

I have watched all these and I never thought about who was holding the camera.

@crispinleslie 9 месяцев назад

I thought the same thing- no drones in those days

@rl6783 9 месяцев назад

I believe they used a crane for the cameraman, I read it on another video.

@johnmule9656 8 месяцев назад

@rl6783 it was a cameraman up there.... somewhere on RU-vid there's an old interview with him- if you can find it, it's well worth a watch!!! The stories he tells!!!

@martindavies4155 8 месяцев назад

Balls of steel . Absolute legend !

@StephenBlane 5 месяцев назад

Everyone talking about Fred's bravery and balls of steel, which is well deserved! But I want to point out and appreciate that brave cameraman up with Fred at 10:00 who was in all fairness likely far less comfortable than Fred but still up there anyway getting those shots for us to enjoy!

@cameronmcrae9768 4 месяца назад

Every time I watch Fred’s videos I lose weight through severe sweating

@od1401 8 месяцев назад

Men like these are just the best among us. I have so much respect for these lads, I bow to them.

@georgemacdonald5282 8 месяцев назад

My hero, what a great man, it's unbelievable what the steeple Jack's do it's definitely a gift, i get dizzy standing on the pavement, even if i was offered 10 million pounds to do what Fred is doing i just couldn't do it, i watched every one of the series on tv about Fred's life, what a lovely human being,

@G4RY1159 8 месяцев назад

Never missed a show when Fred first appeared on the old telebox, he was a Unique man and the likes of will never be seen ever again on this planet, they only made the one Fred Dibnah

@pivotset2 9 месяцев назад

The bravest genius I've ever seen.

@brianthesnail3815 8 месяцев назад

Still amazes me that Fred didn't even have a safety harness on to stop himself falling backwards off the ladder. I had a man come and mend a telephone line a few years ago and he had to fix a 15 foot ladder to my house with anchor points and put a special harness on to fix himself to the ladder.