umb old t ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Grund y ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Carl is le , ▁C umber land ) ▁is ▁a ▁television ▁present er ▁and ▁author . ▁His ▁work ▁mainly ▁features ▁North ▁East ▁England . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Str ong ly ▁influenced ▁by ▁reading ▁Nikol aus ▁Pe vs ner ' s ▁The ▁Build ings ▁of ▁England , ▁architect ural ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁Grund y ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁north - east ▁schools ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Historic ▁Build ings ▁and ▁Mon uments ▁Commission ▁before ▁beginning ▁a ▁more ▁widely ▁recogn ised ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁architecture ▁writer ▁and ▁television ▁present er , ▁especially ▁in ▁Northern ▁England . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁lect urer ▁of ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁South ▁T yn es ide ▁College . ▁ ▁John ▁Grund y ▁does ▁live ▁comment aries ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Sh ield s ▁Fer ry , ▁which ▁cru ises ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁River ▁Ty ne ▁from ▁South ▁Sh ield s ▁to ▁New castle ▁during ▁the ▁Summer . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Be am ish . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Grund y ▁co - w rote / ed ited ▁the ▁new ▁edition ▁of ▁Nik laus ▁Pe vs ner ' s ▁North umber land , ▁part ▁of ▁Pe vs ner ' s