I've been waiting for this one, I was born around the corner from this

Well done Mr H Hotpot watching that video of the steam crane you are doing Fred proud mate Fred would say thank you

Great video Mr H,loved it and still keeping the memory of Fred alive, nice one 👍.

Fred is the cliche of grandads he’s that loving charming man.

nice one mr h thank you and your family

I pass that when i go for a bike ride, got me interested in the whole canal, The crane needs to be restored to its original state,its a great piece of history.

Thanks for reviewing this one too!

Visited Dibnah locations 2 wks ago thanks to your videos & great information, Thanks from Somerset

Down at the bottom of the hill there used to be a water powered hoist. Following the canal all the way into Bolton is a very interesting walk. There is a lot of stuff in the woods behind Darcy Lever station.

There's also a small crane still in it's original place on the Trent and Mersey canal near Swarkstone, another great video Mr H and family

NICE ONE THE H FAMILY 👍🏻😎👉

Very interesting Mr H thank you I loved Fred, I bought and read the book that one you had it was very good. Anyway all the best to you and Mrs H and Toby James.👏👏

Good old boy was Fred I would of loved to have met him 💪💪. Good to see you again mate nice video

@PaulaXism

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In the video about the Lever Bridge pub Mr H was parked at the side of my old house.. Fred was a nearby neighbour. Nice bloke.. was more often seen in the Bradford Arms actually.. it didn't involve the steep brew after a skinfull.. lmao.

Thanks for that i enjoyed that....

Watching Fred d series now on bbc 4. You can feel the ghost's of the past there. Love ❤️ from west Bromwich 😊

thank you ! mr. mrs and tommy too!

Another great interesting video Mr H love watching the old Fred dibnah videos once again thanks for the video look forward to the next one

Love anything to do with fred, Toby has grown

Another great vid mr h.

@MrHsHotPot

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Thanks Chris, and glad that you enjoyed the video. 👍

Interesting video mr h. Shame about that giant hogweed in the background. It is getting everywhere. It’s terrible around our way near Preston.

I commented on tbe other video about the state of the boiler and worried it could tip over. This looks like it is worse and could tip one day soon. I hope the friends of tbe crane, can add a bit of metal to the bottom to help keep it stood up. Shove a brick or large stone in tbe gaps people if you come across it :) Another good video Mr H

Brill vid😊

Interesting them old cranes well made to last that long . Shame Fred is no longer with us seeing him walk down that path .

@MrHsHotPot

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Hi Gary,, these cranes like most things bourne out of the Victorian era were built to last which is why many Victorian structures such as bridges, tunnels and sewers are still with us and in use today. I've no doubt that despite sitting idle for decades that the chassis and main gears of this crane would still be serviceable if it were to be restored and put back into use. My guess is that this crane fell into disuse when the nearby coillery closed in 1949 and stopped supplying coal to the paper mill that replaced the bleachworks given Fred's age and his boyhood memory of seeing the crane idle but almost complete and the fact that it escaped being dismantled and scrapped for the war effort during WW2.

@garycanning7015

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@@MrHsHotPot 👍

Rust never sleeps 😑😑

Do you Know what Fred's children and wife's are doing now ?? Would it make a video 😊

@PaulaXism

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From what I know his lads are still taking the engines to steam fairs.