What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Home of the late Dr Fred Dibnah MBE steeplejack, honorary doctorate: Aberdeen & Birmingham Universities, artist, draughtsman, carpenter, stonemason, demolition expert, intuitive engineer, steam enthusiast, devotee of our industrial heritage, raconteur & television celebrity, revered son of Bolton. 1938-2004 Recorded plaque organisation: Bolton & District Civic Trust.
Fred Dibnah MBE was a celebrated English TV personality known for his documentaries on industrial and engineering history; he played a crucial role in popularizing the appreciation of Britain's industrial heritage through his engaging storytelling and expertise as an engineer and steeplejack.
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