Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
The Age of the Carpenter
Season 1 Episode 3 of 6
Turning his attentions to timber structures from the Middle Ages the former steeplejack visits England's oldest fortified building with a moat, Stokesay Castle. He also journeys to Harvington Hall near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, to see how bricks became an important part of timber-framed houses
Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain airs on BBC Four at 1:40 AM, Thursday 10 September. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Fred Dibnah
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David Hall
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