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Grundy's Wonders

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

Episodes and places visited
Series 5Episode 1: "Rock" (26 October 2004)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)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 6Programme 1: "Rock" (15 September 2005)Featured Bamburgh Castle; Bamburgh House; Steel Rigg (Hadrian's Wall); 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, 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)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 , Weardale. • Programme 4: "Listed" (20 October 2005)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)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)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. ==References==
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