Fred Dibnah's house for sale.......(again)

[Wacky Racer]

"Did yer like that??"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7596...

[Pat H]

Jesus....

Did he really snuff it as long ago as 2004?

Seems like yesterday.

[mitzy]

Its gardens include Mr Dibnah's engine shed, workshops and a recently-developed mine shaft - complete with winding gear .



Dont buy if you have a kangeroo.

[mattley]

anonymous said:

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I heard second hand that he was a complete wr about his boundaries.

I've also heard that he was just a complete wr.

[Rocket Pepper]

mattley said:

I heard second hand that he was a complete wr about his boundaries.

I've also heard that he was just a complete wr.

Have you had your hearing tested recently?

[Buffalo]

Pretty decent talent IMO - i couldn't give a stuff if he was an arse or not. Fact remains he was incredibly talented and passionate abaout many things and was a do-er not a pontificator, in this regard.

Found these pages a while back:

http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/fred/index.php?opt=a

Show his mine layout, etc. Hats off to him for having the drive and enthusiasm for something he wanted to get involved with (and share with other people). Given the amount of fat, useless, scroungers this country gives lottery money to - if not government funding - to give some to a bloke who wants to build a mine shaft in his back garden off of his own back and turn it into a museum whereby people can learn something, seems ok if you ask me - check his layout plans, it's not like it was a back of the fag packet project. Sounds like he had at least thought about what he wanted to do!

[Pat H]

anonymous said:

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So who is being unrealistic?

Vendors or prospective purchasors?

[Wacky Racer]

Rocket Pepper said:

mattley said:

I heard second hand that he was a complete wr about his boundaries.

I've also heard that he was just a complete wr.

Have you had your hearing tested recently?

[telecat]

So presumably the wife has bought something more "comfortable".

[fryske]

anonymous said:

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what's that area of Bolton like Tonker? the house always looked quite nice in an eccentric kind of way on the shows -- guess that was good editting?

[Pat H]

anonymous said:

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Great word.

"Can ah help thee, lad?"

"Ney, ah's just 'avin a mooch round"





Did you know that there's a shop in Leigh that trades as "Mooch Round"?

[fryske]

anonymous said:

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it's surprising he had any of that gear left in that garden!