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Got some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian..

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Post  HAC Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:03 am

Figured to sell in the £250,00-£300,000 range...
Hmm, if I sold my place, I could get about £170,000, might have to borrow a bit...

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Post  Dandeliondream Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:36 am

This house?Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. 800px-10

If so I want it, Very Happy anyone got some cash?
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Post  JingleJoe Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:58 pm

Anyone know exactly where it is?
I've been pondering purchasing my own personal place Smile
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Post  HAC Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:27 pm

It's in Bolton.. I think I have the address somewheres. One of the issues for a potential buyer is that the house is listed (Grade II) with English heritage, and that does put a few restrictions on what one can do with it...

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(I have some pics of the interior, I'll scan them and post later)
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Post  JingleJoe Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:02 pm

HAC wrote:It's in Bolton.. I think I have the address somewheres. One of the issues for a potential buyer is that the house is listed (Grade II) with English heritage, and that does put a few restrictions on what one can do with it...

Cheers
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(I have some pics of the interior, I'll scan them and post later)

Yay pictures of the interior! tongue

*searched "Fred Dibnah's house" on google maps* Bolton isn't to far from me Surprised I wouldn't want to do anything with it it's beautiful how it is!
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Post  HAC Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:13 pm

JingleJoe wrote:
HAC wrote:It's in Bolton.. I think I have the address somewheres. One of the issues for a potential buyer is that the house is listed (Grade II) with English heritage, and that does put a few restrictions on what one can do with it...

Cheers
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(I have some pics of the interior, I'll scan them and post later)

Yay pictures of the interior! tongue

*searched "Fred Dibnah's house" on google maps* Bolton isn't to far from me Surprised I wouldn't want to do anything with it it's beautiful how it is!

In Google Earth:
LAT - 53°34'35.37"N
Long - 2°24'48.43"W

As far as being close, Bolton's just over 20 miles south of my ancestral hometown of Clitheroe.

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Post  Dandeliondream Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:31 pm

It is only 5,288 miles from me not too far right?
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Post  Khai Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:37 pm

it's not so much the cost of the house.. it's the shipping and handling thats a killer...

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Post  HAC Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:50 pm

Khai wrote:it's not so much the cost of the house.. it's the shipping and handling thats a killer...
Not to mention Customs Fees, Excise Taxes, and Duties...

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Post  von Corax Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:44 am

HAC wrote:
Khai wrote:it's not so much the cost of the house.. it's the shipping and handling thats a killer...
Not to mention Customs Fees, Excise Taxes, and Duties...

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Something that size, you just know there's gonna be a fuel surcharge...

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Post  Dr Quack Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:01 am

Yeah! Right!

Like us Lancastrians would let you take it away!

We don't mind you having unimportant stuff like London Bridge.

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Post  Dusza Beben Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:08 am

Dandeliondream wrote:This house?Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. 800px-10

If so I want it, Very Happy anyone got some cash?

Hmmm, not much of a front garden...

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Post  Dr Quack Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:27 am

My dear DB,

I hope you know how funny that last remark is.

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p.s. here's why.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u4M9Tm9wVAg&feature=related

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Post  Dusza Beben Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:34 am

Dr Quack wrote:My dear DB,

I hope you know how funny that last remark is.

Dr. Q.

p.s. here's why.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u4M9Tm9wVAg&feature=related

I do NOW! Shocked

I have a new hero.

But what's become of his wife and kids?

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Post  HAC Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:50 am

There was a nasty row over inheritance betweeen Fred's first wivesm, and Sheila, his widow. Fred leaf an estate well in excess of 1 million pounds.
One of his sons is still active in the steam traction hobby, and Sheila was the main driver in the campaign (sucessfull, I might add) to gte a statue of Fred erected in Bolton.. The statue has its detractors, who feel it looks "n'owt like oor Fred"..

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Post  HAC Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:00 am

Here you go. Sorry for the poor quality, these from magazine pics and scans of estate brouchures..

The boiler house out back:

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Boiler_house1


Fred's Sheds..

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Shed_1

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Shed_2

Engine Shed and Engine Yard.

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Engine_shed_1

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Engineyard_1

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Engineyard_2

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Garden_1

Fred's Pithead:

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Pithead_1

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Pithead_2

Inside Fred's House:

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Fireplace_drawingRoom

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Fireplace_2

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Dining_room

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Kitchen

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Master_bedroom

Gable end of Fred's Hosue showing one of the many Victoroan Industry plaques he collected:

Got  some spare cash? Fred Dibnah's house is up for sal agaian.. Gable_end

That's all I have... "did yer like that?"

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Post  HAC Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:13 am

Dr Quack wrote:Yeah! Right!

Like us Lancastrians would let you take it away!

We don't mind you having unimportant stuff like London Bridge.

Dr. Q.

Aye, even we expat Lancashiremen would kick up a row over that.. As me gaffer would have said "ye be askin' for some clog toe pie, then lad?"

I must admit, it was watching dear old Fred's videos that brought back memories, just listening to him talk took ne straight back to grandad again, (may the both rest in piece and not be lacking pints in heaven).
Heck, it was Fred that got me wearing the good old Northern falt cap again, albeit, you can;t get good ones over here in the colonies.. I must get over to the home county one day and buy a few, in a local store, that Fred MIGH have used..
(or failing that find a purveyor online of the genuine artcle...)

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Post  von Corax Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:01 am

HAC wrote:...Sheila was the main driver in the campaign (sucessfull, I might add) to gte a statue of Fred erected in Bolton.. The statue has its detractors, who feel it looks "n'owt like oor Fred"...

One of the most important prerequisites for sainthoods, statues and suchlike is you gotta be dead, which means you don't get much say in the matter...

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