Fred Dibnah's house to be auctioned off

The home of Bolton's famous steeplejack, Fred Dibnah, is to be sold - complete with its own mine shaft.

The three-bedroom house is to be auctioned on 12 November with a guide price of £300,000 to £350,000.



Mr Dibnah MBE, who became well-known after featuring in a BBC documentary, died from cancer in 2004, aged 66.

His house in Radcliffe Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester, was built in 1851 and featured in numerous documentaries about him. Its gardens include Mr Dibnah's engine shed, workshops and a recently-developed mine shaft - complete with winding gear - which was only given planning permission after Mr Dibnah's death.

With video of Fred's house.