Weatherfield
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Weatherfield is a fictional town based on Salford, Greater Manchester, which has been the setting for the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street since its inception in 1960. Much of Weatherfield has
Part of the Coronation Street set in 2007
Original D&S Alahan's Corner Shop at Coronation Street: The Tour at the former Granada Studios, Quay Street, Manchester
Original Kabin at Coronation Street: The Tour at the former Granada Studios, Quay Street, Manchester
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Coronation Street sets
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The sets of the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street have undergone four major and several less significant changes since the first broadcast in December 1960. Originally entirely indoors, in 1968
Weatherfield
…on Quay Street in Manchester city centre (which closed in 2013) and its replacement set MediaCityUK in Salford Quays (opened in 2014), only house the outdoor sets of Coronation Street and its immediate surrounding streets. As part of the 2010 Children in Need charity appeal, Weatherfield became twinned with Walford in a special…
A photo of the Coronation Street set and production base used since 2013 at MediaCityUK centre in 2020.
The Beetham Tower in the background was illustrative of the rapidly changing environment.
Number One Coronation Street