Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power in Great Britain as it expanded over the course of a number of decades and revolutionised power generation, road transport and shipping. Fred Dibnah ...

It's a living and working piece of history - the unique home of celebrity steeplejack Fred Dibnah - but its days are numbered. Flat-capped Fred, famed for his love of the golden age of steam, died in ...

IT WAS six years ago today that one of Bolton’s best loved sons died — but steeplejack Fred Dibnah left behind a legacy which continues to inspire. The celebrity steeplejack’s passion for Britain’s ...

The widow of the late steam engineer and TV presenter Fred Dibnah today made an emotional appeal for a decorative two foot gold-painted spanner to be returned after she left it behind at a function in ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Fancy a chance to own and live in the home of celebrity steeplejack Fred Dibnah? It'll cost you just £10. For the TV presenter's Grade II-listed former home is up for sale - through a 'spot-the-ball' ...

A commemorative stone to honour Bolton legend Fred Dibnah has been replaced. The tile, in Bolton town centre, was reported as cracked and damaged in January and was left in its sorry state for months.

Bundle of energy Fred Dibnah is not your bog standard television presenter. The lover of steam engines and Guinness is back on our screens and in lesser hands a series of this nature could have been ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and eccentric with a keen interest in mechanical engineering who became a cult television ...