Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 11 First episode date 9 January 2007 Genre History | Original language(s) English Producer(s) Steve Robins Final episode date 10 January 2008 Number of episodes 11 Language English | |
Developed by Working Wonders TV Ltd [1] Location(s) |
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).
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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.
Series 1
Featuring Astley Hall, Chorley; and the listed buildings Oriel Chambers and 16 Cook Street, Liverpool.
Featuring Carlisle Castle; Dunstanburgh Castle; Bolton Castle; Lancaster Castle; Raby Castle
Featuring seaside towns Scarborough and Blackpool.
Highlighting "the dangerous sea" from the past.
Examining variety in the building of northern farmsteads.
Series 2
Featuring Puffing Billy at Beamish Museum's Pockerley Waggonway.
References
Grundy's Northern Pride Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA