Celebrating the 30th anniversary of steeplejack Fred Dibnah’s chimney ascent
In 1992, Fred Dibnah (1938–2004), a well-know steeplejack and television personality, was contracted by Cambridge Museum of Technology to repair its chimney with pointing work.
Fred arrived at the museum on 11 May 1992 to start the work and setup his famous Dibnah flying scaffold.
The work was completed by June 1992.
Fred's presence at the museum gained a lot of attention and helped generate enough money to cover the remaining cost of the chimney repairs.
You can continue to support Fred’s legacy at the museum:
Photo and video credits:
Alan Denney, Les Yorke for Cambridge Museum of Technology
Paul Macro for Shared Enterprise
The Willcox Collective
Watch full-length (20 minute) documentary: “50 Years of Cambridge Museum of Technology: Past, Present and Future”