Fred Dibnah
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Frederick Travis Dibnah,, was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering, who described himself as a "backstreet mechanic".
Dibnah in 1985
The chimney built by Dibnah for his mother, in Bolton
Bolton parish church
Dibnah's home, 121 Radcliffe Road, a former Victorian gatehouse in Bolton. Now the (closed) Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre
Canvey Island
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Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of 7.12 square miles (18.44 km2) and a population of 38,170. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying only just above sea level, it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides and has been inhabited since the Roman conquest of Britain.
Aerial view from the south east of Canvey Island
Fragments of early marked pottery uncovered from Canvey Point.
One of two octagonal Dutch cottages from the 17th century which are preserved on the island. The above cottage now functions as a museum.
A timber channel, and chalk and ragstone remains of the sea wall built c. 1622.