Northern Pride: The Very Best of Northern Architecture.from Churches to Chip Shops. This item is unavailable.Northern Pride: The Very Best of Northern Architecture.from Churches to Chip Shops

Grundy's Wonders, John Grundy's hit TV series about architecture in the north of England, has been one of Tyne Tees television's most popular shows. And in Northern Pride Grundy, with that well-known eye for detail that brings his accounts so vividly to life, looks at the history of the best and the worst buildings to be found up North, from the magnificent cathedrals such as Durham and York (the Premier League) to the worst type of bland and unimaginative buildings on featureless high streets (Local Sunday League Reserves). From the beautiful to the bleak, the grand to the ordinary, this is a book which will appeal to everyone with an ounce of Northern Pride running through their veins.

Sub-titled The Very Best of Northern Architecture, this is Grundy's attempt to redress what he sees as a southern conspiracy to hide or ignore the architectural delights of the north of England: from castles and cathedrals to ruined abbeys; from Blackpool tower to Salts Mill; and from workers' back-to-backs to a selection of high street chip shops. He never fails to convey his enthusiasm not just for the buildings in question, but for their contexts and histories - and does so in an engaging manner which combines humour with learning lightly worn. He's an ex-teacher turned TV and radio presenter with his own architecture series on Tyne-Tees Television for the past seven years. A real pleasure either to dip into or read right through.