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Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Not for All the Tea in China

Another welcome side effect from coronavirus lockdown is the proliferation of old TV clips that are appearing.  Like this one of the late Fred Dibnah - sound on:

https://www.facebook.com/OnlyFoolsandLegends/videos/900006070415120/

I have learnt to be OK with heights of water tower scale but nothing like that!  Fred Dibnah - a national treasure who died of old age. 

I think that chimney might have been Lister's Mill in Bradford.  I remember a steeplejack falling from Salt's Mill chimney at Saltaire (below)  Nasty.  At a mere 250 feet it once had an overhanging bell-tower or campanile on the top.  It was removed for safety reasons - maybe by Fred?


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