Dibnah memorial restored to its former glory

The cracked tile was replaced with a new memorial to the Bolton legend

A memorial stone laid in honour of "legendary" TV star and steeplejack Fred Dibnah has been replaced in his home town.

The original tile, on Churchgate in Bolton, became cracked earlier this year.

Local company Hardscape, supported by Bolton Council, manufactured a replacement in memory of one of the town's best known sons, who died aged 66 in 2004.

Dave Fishwick, whose life story was the subject of Netflix film Bank of Dave, had called for the memorial to a "wonderful man who put Bolton on the map" to be fixed.

The tile was replaced for free by local company Hardscape

Councillor Hamid Khurram said: "The tile is a well-recognised piece in our town centre and it's great this important tribute to a local legend has been restored."

Dibnah rose to fame in 1978 when a television show featured his traditional steeplejack and chimney demolition methods, which included explosives and base fires.

His warm personality and strong Lancashire accent endeared him to viewers and he later fronted industrial heritage programmes for the BBC.

There is also another tribute to Dibnah in Bolton, an 8ft (2.43m) bronze sculpture on Oxford Street.