''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)
Featured the North Bar gateway, Beverley;

Burton Agnes Hall Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Burton Agnes, near Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to designs attributed to Robert Smythson. The older No ...

; River Glen bridge at

Ewart Ewart is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ewart Adamson (1882–1945), Scottish screenwriter * Ewart Astill (1888–1948), English Test cricketer * Ewart Brown (born 1946), Premier of Bermuda * ...

(near Wooler), Northumberland;

Swarland Swarland is a small modern village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland, in the county of Northumberland, England, situated about south of the market town of Alnwick and north of the city of Newcastl ...

Brickworks library (betw. Rothbury and

Alnwick Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116. The town is on the south bank of the River Aln, south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish bor ...

Beamish Beamish may refer to: People *Emma Beamish (born 1982), Irish cricketer *Francis Beamish (1802-1868), Irish Whig and Liberal politician *Sir George Beamish (1905–1967), British air marshal and Irish rugby player *Harold Beamish (1896–1986) was ...

tram shelter.
"Great Boot of History": BHS store, Northumberland Street, Newcastle.
"Grundy's Wonder": Houses near Crossgate Peth, Durham, with view to

Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly known as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of St Cuthbert, is a cathedral in the city of Durham, County Durham, England. It is the seat of t ...

. *Episode 3: "Graffiti" (9 November 2004)
Featured St Paul's Church,

Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne ...

; Falstow (near

Kielder Kielder is a small, remote village in western Northumberland, England. Located at the head of Kielder Water and in the north west of Kielder Forest, the village is within of the Scottish border. History There was early settlement around Kielde ...

), Northumberland; Hexham Abbey; Berwick Town Hall prison.
"Great Boot of History": Jesmond Metro station.
"Grundy's Wonder": Prison cells,

Carlisle Castle Carlisle Castle is a medieval stone keep castle that stands within the English city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. First built during the reign of William II in 1093 and rebuilt in stone under Henry I in 1122, the castle is over ...

; Carlisle Cathedral.

Series 6

*Programme 1: "Rock" (15 September 2005)
Featured Bamburgh Castle; Bamburgh House; Steel Rigg (

Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall ( la, Vallum Aelium), also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or ''Vallum Hadriani'' in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. R ...

); Beverley Minster.
"Big Boot": Rock cut architecture. *Programme 2: "Weather" (6 October 2005)
Featured Swaledale, North Yorkshire; Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole;

Nunnykirk Hall Nunnykirk Hall is a 19th-century country house and Grade I listed building in the civil parish of Nunnykirk, near the village of Netherwitton in the English county of Northumberland. The hall is now a school. History In 1536 the Nunnykirk es ...

, Muker; Joicey Road Open-Air School;

Cassop Cassop (formerly New Cassop) is a village in County Durham, in England. It has a population of about 500 and is located near the city of Durham. A former mining village, mining is no longer the main occupation of Cassop's inhabitants due to exte ...

Co. Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East Eng ...

.
"Big Boot": Badly-designed

classroom A classroom or schoolroom is a learning space in which both children and adults learn. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education ...

s.
"Wonder":

Devonshire Building Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick unive ...

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...

. *Programme 3: "Lead" (13 October 2005)
Featured

Killhope Killhope is a small settlement at the very highest end of Weardale in County Durham, England. Killhope Pass, the road linking Killhope, County Durham to Nenthead, Cumbria, reaches 627m (2057 feet) above sea level. This makes it the highest paved ...

(former Park Level Mine), Co. Durham; Holmes Linn,

Sinderhope Sinderhope is a hamlet situated on the east Allen Valley in south-west Northumberland. The population is spread over farms in an area approximately . The population is around 80. The mainstay of employment is sheep-farming. Wildlife is plentiful ...

, Northumberland; Stublick Chimney, Langley, Northumberland;

Allenheads Allenheads is a former mining village in the Pennines to the north of Weardale in Northumberland, England. Lead extraction was the settlement's industry until the mine closed in the late 19th century. Allenheads, which is above sea level, is si ...

(former colliery);

Ireshopeburn Ireshopeburn ( ''EYE-sup-burn'' ) is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, between St John's Chapel and Wearhead, and on the other side of the Wear from West Blackdene and New House. In the 2001 ...

( Weardale Museum).
"Big Boot": Slag heaps.
"Wonder": Spar boxe

Weardale. *Programme 4: "Listed" (20 October 2005)
About listed buildings.
Featured Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorks.; Surviving Medieval buildings, Quayside, Newcastle;

Newcastle Castle Keep The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castl ...

; St Bartholomew's Church, Whittingham, Northumberland.
"Big Boot":

Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park Trinity Square is a shopping and leisure centre in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The new centre was constructed on the site of former multi-storey car park and shopping complex going by the same name, which originally opened in 1967. The f ...

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

. *Programme 5: "Iron Town" (27 October 2005)
Grundy pointed out reminders of the rural past in the

industrialised Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an econom ...

Teesside.
Marton,

Ormesby Hall Ormesby Hall, a Grade I listed building, is a predominantly 18th-century mansion house built in the Palladian style and completed in 1754. It is situated in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire in the north-east of England. The home of the ...

Kirkleatham Kirkleatham is an area of Redcar in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north-northwest of Guisborough, and south of Redcar centre. It was listed in the Domesday Book. The area has a collectio ...

Acklam Hall Acklam Hall is a Restoration mansion in the former village, and now suburb, of Acklam in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. History It was built by William Hustler between 1680–83. A long-held, albe ...

, Eston.
"Big Boot": A66 road.
"Wonder": Middlesbrough. *Programme 6: "Monuments" (8 November 2005) (Factsheet)

Jesmond Old Cemetery; St Mary's Church,

South Dalton South Dalton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of the B1248 road, and approximately north-east from the market town of Market Weighton and north-west from the market town of Beverley. Etton l ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire;

Sykes Sykes may refer to: People * Sir Alan Sykes, 1st Baronet, businessman and British politician * Annette Sykes, New Zealand human rights lawyer and Māori activist * Bob Sykes (American football), American football player * Bob Sykes (baseball), Ame ...

Sledmere Monument Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Driffield on the B1253 road. The village lies in a civil parish which is also officially called "Sledmere" by the Office for National Statistics, although the ...

Garton on the Wolds Garton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish on the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of Driffield town centre and lies on the A166 road. Background The civil parish is form ...

(near

Sledmere Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Driffield on the B1253 road. The village lies in a civil parish which is also officially called "Sledmere" by the Office for National Statistics, although th ...

), East Riding; Sledmere Eleanor Cross and Waggoner's Memorial, Sledmere;

Grey's Monument Grey's Monument is a Grade I listed monument in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was built in 1838 to commemorate Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (also known as Earl Grey), who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 183 ...

, Newcastle; Angel of the North, Gateshead; The Spirit of South Tyneside,

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

.
"Wonder": '' Conversation Piece'' by Juan Muñoz, South Tyneside.

References

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External links

''Grundy's Wonders'', BFI
2000 British television series debuts 2005 British television series endings Architecture in the United Kingdom Historical television series Television series by ITV Studios