Author Archives: Kathy

Although not a man of steam, Charles Dickens  was certainly a man of great talent and lived through the early part of Fred Dibnah’s favourite time – The Victorian Age. To celebrate the 200 year anniversary of Charles Dickens birth, … Continue reading →

Beamish is one of our most filmed at locations with Fred Dibnah.  It’s a great place for a family day out where you can have fun whilst learning about our industrial, agricultural and social history.  Each area of the musuem tells … Continue reading →

I came across a lovely site the other day with some great industrial heritage paintings from around Lancashire. The site http://www.industrialinspirations.co.uk/ is owned by Phil Frain and was created by his wife Denise.  There are paintings and prints available to buy and as … Continue reading →

Alan McEwen was a truly great friend to Fred Dibnah over the years. They shared many interests and Alan always had time to advise Fred on his latest boiler complications. They were both passionate about steam and industrial history preservation … Continue reading →

The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe stands on the site of the Thames tunnel.  We visited the museum with Fred Dibnah in October 2000 for Fred Dibnah’s Victorian Heroes.  A specially commissioned 1 hour special as part of the BBC Victorian … Continue reading →

During our 2004 BBC series Fred Dibnah’s Made in Britain we visited Ballantine Iron Co in Bo’ness. It’s an absolutely fantastic place and not one that the public would usually get to see inside. Fred and Alf loved it and … Continue reading →

Looking back at the old production files I see that amazingly it’s nearly 13 years since we filmed with Fred Dibnah at Bancroft Mill in Barnoldswick.  It was way back in early November 1998 when we were filming our first … Continue reading →

The new site is now live, so thanks very much to Andy at Addcreative for all his hard work. I’m currently in the process of getting in touch with all the sites that we filmed at with Fred Dibnah over … Continue reading →