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Thanks, I love posting about unique individuals and their life experiences. I grew up in an old working class French-Canadian neighborhood. The town was a true New England mill town right down to the tall brick chimneys in the 2 industrial mills. My mom and dad's family immigrated from Quebec...

Fred's backyard...after he passed away. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ovMe4Qe4bBs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Shows Fred's mine shaft. Sad tribute to a generation of hard workers, forever gone.

By the looks of Fred, he probably would have mined his own coal, and burned it as well. Gotta love guys like Fred.

Sweet, thanks Butch!

Fred died of cancer at the age of 66, back in 2004. R.I.P for a true working class bloke. Fred Dibnah - The Last Chimney <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/945T56ZxFkE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I've always loved the beautiful brick work that the masons did years ago on the industrial chimney stacks and the work of the steeplejack climbers. Guys like Fred Dibnah are hard to find now, and OSHA and HSE officials would crap their pants if they saw anyone climb this way now, but they got...