Grundy's Wonders Explained

Runtime:	25 mins approx.
Developer:	Working Wonder Productions (series 6)
Producer:	Steve Robins
Starring:	John Grundy
Country:	United Kingdom
Location:	North East England, Cumberland, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire
Language:	English
Network:	Tyne Tees Television, ITV
Num Episodes:	30?

Grundy's Wonders is a Tyne Tees Television architecture programme presented by John Grundy, which began in 2000.

On the programme, Grundy explores buildings in north-east England, as well as Cumbria and Yorkshire. Each programme has a particular theme or type of building, and Grundy names his favourite piece of architecture (on the week's theme) his "Grundy's Wonder", and gives a "Big Boot" to things he dislikes.

Grundy presents the programme in an enthusiastic way, while covering many aspects of the northern English region's history; this is also one of few architecture series on television.

Episodes and places visited

Series 5

• Episode 1: "Rock" (26 October 2004)^[1]
  Featured the North Bar gateway, Beverley; Burton Agnes Hall; River Glen bridge at Ewart (near Wooler), Northumberland; Swarland Brickworks library (betw. Rothbury and Alnwick), Beamish tram shelter.
  "Great Boot of History": BHS store, Northumberland Street, Newcastle.
  "Grundy's Wonder": Houses near Crossgate Peth, Durham, with view to Durham Cathedral.
• Episode 3: "Graffiti" (9 November 2004)^[2]
  Featured St Paul's Church, Jarrow; Falstow (near Kielder), Northumberland; Hexham Abbey; Berwick Town Hall prison.
  "Great Boot of History": Jesmond Metro station.
  "Grundy's Wonder": Prison cells, Carlisle Castle; Carlisle Cathedral.

Series 6

• Programme 1: "Rock" (15 September 2005)^[3]
  Featured Bamburgh Castle; Bamburgh House; Steel Rigg (Hadrian's Wall); Beverley Minster.
  "Big Boot": Rock cut architecture.
• Programme 2: "Weather" (6 October 2005)^[4]
  Featured Swaledale, North Yorkshire; Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole; Nunnykirk Hall, Muker; Joicey Road Open-Air School; Cassop, Co. Durham.
  "Big Boot": Badly-designed classrooms.
  "Wonder": Devonshire Building, Newcastle University.
• Programme 3: "Lead" (13 October 2005)^[5]
  Featured Killhope (former Park Level Mine), Co. Durham; Holmes Linn, Sinderhope, Northumberland; Stublick Chimney, Langley, Northumberland; Allenheads (former colliery); Ireshopeburn (Weardale Museum).
  "Big Boot": Slag heaps.
  "Wonder": Spar boxes https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=spar-box&meta=, Weardale.
• Programme 4: "Listed" (20 October 2005)^[6]
  About listed buildings.
  Featured Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorks.; Surviving Medieval buildings, Quayside, Newcastle; Newcastle Castle Keep; St Bartholomew's Church, Whittingham, Northumberland.
  "Big Boot": Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park, Gateshead.
• Programme 5: "Iron Town" (27 October 2005)^[7]
  Grundy pointed out reminders of the rural past in the industrialised Teesside.
  Marton, Ormesby Hall, Kirkleatham, Acklam Hall, Eston.
  "Big Boot": A66 road.
  "Wonder": Middlesbrough.
• Programme 6: "Monuments" (8 November 2005)^[8]
  Jesmond Old Cemetery; St Mary's Church, South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire; Sykes Sledmere Monument, Garton on the Wolds (near Sledmere), East Riding; Sledmere Eleanor Cross and Waggoner's Memorial, Sledmere; Grey's Monument, Newcastle; Angel of the North, Gateshead; The Spirit of South Tyneside, South Shields.
  "Wonder": Conversation Piece by Juan Muñoz, South Tyneside.

External links

• Grundy's Wonders, BFI

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grundy's Wonders – Bricks – Tyne Tees TV . 23 January 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070101082207/http://www.tynetees.tv/programmes/grundyswonders.htm . 1 January 2007 .
2. Web site: Grundy's Wonders – Grafitti – Tyne Tees TV . 23 January 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070101082352/http://www.tynetees.tv/programmes/grundysgraffiti.htm . 1 January 2007 .
3. http://www.itvregions.com/NR/rdonlyres/6CECAA67-0DFA-436C-9E2B-B9B3508D6210/1529/Grundy_1.pdf (Factsheet)
4. http://www.itvregions.com/NR/rdonlyres/6CECAA67-0DFA-436C-9E2B-B9B3508D6210/1783/Grundy_2.pdf (Factsheet)
5. http://www.itvregions.com/NR/rdonlyres/6CECAA67-0DFA-436C-9E2B-B9B3508D6210/1782/Grundy3.pdf (Factsheet)
6. http://www.itvregions.com/NR/rdonlyres/6CECAA67-0DFA-436C-9E2B-B9B3508D6210/1828/Grundy4.pdf (Factsheet)
7. http://www.itvregions.com/NR/rdonlyres/6CECAA67-0DFA-436C-9E2B-B9B3508D6210/1865/Grundy_5.pdf (Factsheet)
8. http://www.itvregions.com/NR/rdonlyres/6CECAA67-0DFA-436C-9E2B-B9B3508D6210/1898/Grundy_6.pdf (Factsheet)