1979: Steeplejack FRED DIBNAH takes down a MASSIVE chimney BRICK by BRICK | BBC Archive

A genuine legend his way of doing it will never be repeated

feeling sick just watching it

Why?

Still get wobbly legs watching Fred....
Lo😅ve this man.

think this is impressive imagine the people who had to build it.

It’s hard to believe we were such a great country

This is great to watch. He was superb.

Don't tell me he climbed all the way down for bread and tea?

Ah god Fred, if you could see us now

Sounds like Neil warnock

No safety harness.

After watching this video, I can say that in the "cruel" USSR this would never have been allowed. There are hundreds of safety violations here, in Russia, the entire leadership that organized the disassembly of the pipe would be put in jail for this. For the Western world, money is above all human life. At the same time, Russians are considered savages for ensuring that the safety of health and life is above all.

They don't make men like that anymore 🏋️⚒️

The nerves alone would kill me!!

That ladder looks loose!!

Wahsinn dieser Mann, ich hab schon Magenschmerzen beim zuschauen und dann klettert er noch von außen auf die Rüstung!

Incredible, he is tethered to nothing!!! Huge respect from someone who finds going up a kitchen step stool high enough!!! Imagine if he dropped his chisel or hammer.

Fred was made of the stuff that made Britain great.

A round of applause for the cameraman too

No gloves, nothing on his ears … wind whistling …

What a guy super nerves of steel Great can watch him all day very interesting ❤

Legend..

Could make a good pitch and putting golf corse.

Real men

Love you Fred, RIP, wish you were prime minister of England, the EU, the US, the world, our society is in big trouble, god bless you, looking forward to have a few pints and a chinwag with you soon, ill introduce my oppa too. ❤❤❤

by 2023 it is still collapsing 😂

Interesting he talks about a head injury which knocked him out cold and left him bedridden for a few weeks. That sounds pretty serious. I wonder if it damaged his ability to process emotions like fear? Either way, a truly remarkable man.

Great bloke and great TV before the UK turned soft and woke.

This melts my heart. Hats off to all labourers from my fathers days. They don't make men like this anymore.

Average wage in the UK 1979 was 68.92, that's about 3700/year. Our Fred gets the job for 7K that's a lot of cash.

Lets give credit to the camera man!

I love Fred Dibnah,they don't make em like that anymore!

People like this made this country what it was , absolute respect for this legendary chap🇬🇧🏅🏗🏆🙏

There is an urban myth going round that fred dibnah was half pakistani. His birth name was chowdhury sufi dibnah.

That documentary is fantastic. If you ever have the opportunity to see the whole thing, it is incredible.

His voice would be perfect for a bedtime story

A bygone era, never to return. My grandfather’s generation.

We have to remember someone took all those bricks and mortar up there when they built the thing as well.😮

Donald is a good conversationalist

And I’m scared to go on my roof for repairs 😫

Love this guy

You never get me doing that job I sitting myself

Who was the camera man on top of the steeple with Fred wonder if he had a few pint's as well 🤣

The boards are swaying when he's climbing on them 💀

I used to play or hang out on that site it's near my house. I went to a genuine illegal rave there in 1993 😅🎉

I don't get the mindset of people from the past... here we have a man, wearing overalls to protect his body from dirt, yet it seems we have to ignore the fact he's climbing up this huge chimney that's 200 feet tall, with no harness, hard hat or any other protective gear? 😂

What a legend, everyone loved fred.

There should a Bronze Statue of Fred around the Top of his 1st Tower he Climbed for a bet. Imagine the sight, a proper tribute that would be.

I miss Fred.