Grundy's Northern Pride
| Grundy's Northern Pride | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Working Wonders TV Ltd |
| Presented by | John Grundy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Robins |
| Location(s) |
North West England, North East England, North Yorkshire |
| Running time | 25 mins approx. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (Granada & Tyne Tees regions only) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run |
9 January 2007 – 10 January 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Grundy's Wonders |
Grundy's Northern Pride is an ITV Tyne Tees/Granada series about architecture, presented by John Grundy. A follow-up to Grundy's Wonders, the series covers a wider area than that series (including north-west England as well as the north-east).
Beginning in early 2007, Northern Pride was broadcast on Tuesdays at 7.30pm (the ITV regional timeslot. The "Great Boot of History" (awarded to architecture he disliked) and the "Grundy's Wonder" award (for his favourites) do not feature in Northern Pride.
Episodes
Series 1
- Episode 1 (9 January 2007)
Featuring Astley Hall, Chorley; and the listed buildings Oriel Chambers and 16 Cook Street, Liverpool. - Episode 3: "Castles" (23 January 2007)
Featuring Carlisle Castle; Dunstanburgh Castle; Bolton Castle; Lancaster Castle; Raby Castle - Episode 4: "Country houses" (30 January 2007)
- Episode 5: "Seaside" (part 1) (6 February 2007)
Featuring seaside towns Scarborough and Blackpool. - Episode 6: "Seaside" (part 2) (13 February 2007)
Highlighting "the dangerous sea" from the past. - Episode 7: "Countryside" (27 February 2007)
Examining variety in the building of northern farmsteads. - Episode 8: "?" (6 March 2007)
- Episode 9: "?" (13 March 2007)
Series 2
- Episode 1: Village Halls (3 January 2008)
- Episode 2: Railways (10 January 2008)
Featuring Puffing Billy at Beamish Museum's Pockerley Waggonway.