The Rovers didn't always looks like it does now [Pics!]

[Scarlett.]

We all know what the Rovers looks like now and it feels sacreligeous to the show to change how it looks on the outside
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qb3XKpvAs24/Tu0OwymMMBI/AAAAAAAAAQM/wgUPzyibvyo/s1600/cs.png

Though in 1964, it looked a little different
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aY6j0yckIFs/Tu04b2XgMoI/AAAAAAAAAQU/_5W5c6XNMW0/s1600/rr.png

and in 1960 it looked different once more!
http://i39.tinypic.com/2mq7q50.jpg

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

who lives in those house in order from left to right

idk why i want to know this coz i dont even watch corrie but hkdhasf

[Scarlett.]

who lives in those house in order from left to right

idk why i want to know this coz i dont even watch corrie but hkdhasf
http://i39.tinypic.com/ivicmg.jpg

[Smithy]

Lloyd lives in the end one :suspect:

(ik he's left, but he owns it and he's back in a few weeks)

[Scarlett.]

Lloyd lives in the end one :suspect:

(ik he's left, but he owns it and he's back in a few weeks)

He's not gonna be back until like, March, I think Steve & Tracy are gonna move into the end one in between now and then. Craig Charles is off filming Red Dwarf :D

[Kerry]

Wow, it's weird seeing the houses in a straight line like that, plus who's in them. You can barely tell half the time

[Scarlett.]

I have to admit until I saw this I never really knew who lives next to who lol

[Kerry]

I have to admit until I saw this I never really knew who lives next to who lol

Me either. They were just there :joker:

[Scarlett.]

Lol yeah, I knew who lives in which house as they all have their own unique looks but its hard to tell usually who lives where

[Kerry]

I thought Dev and Sunita were much further down. But then again, the street looks so short there. You watch and it seems neverending

[Scarlett.]

Aye, it's all camera trickery in the show, though on the new set the street will actually be life size :p

[Kerry]

Are there any shots of the 'posh' side of the street?

[Jords]

Wow I never realized they are next to each other like that and on the row with the pub!

[Jords]

I cant believe the Barlow's live right next door :shocked:

[Scarlett.]

Are there any shots of the 'posh' side of the street?

There's no views of it like there is of the terraced row, this link (http://weatherfieldrecorder.blogspot.com/2010/07/coronation-street-through-ages.html) shows how the new side has changed over the years lol

[Kerry]

I cant believe the Barlow's live right next door :shocked:

Did you not see Becky/Steve talking over the back yard wall to Amy? :D

To be honest though it's not hugely obvious. I mean, I knew one side was terraced but it never really seems it

[Kerry]

There's no views of it like there is of the terraced row, this link (http://weatherfieldrecorder.blogspot.com/2010/07/coronation-street-through-ages.html) shows how the new side has changed over the years lol

They never really show that side properly do they? :(

[Scarlett.]

Wow I never realized they are next to each other like that and on the row with the pub!

Really? The Barlows, Emily's house and the vacant one are the houses that I knew where they were xD

[Jords]

Did you not see Becky/Steve talking over the back yard wall to Amy? :D

To be honest though it's not hugely obvious. I mean, I knew one side was terraced but it never really seems it

I did but like you said above they were just there I never really formed a mental plan view of it all :joker:

Im genuinely shocked, hahaha

[Jords]

Really? The Barlows, Emily's house and the vacant one are the houses that I knew where they were xD

Yepp cant wait for the next ep just so I can look out for it :joker:

[Kerry]

I did but like you said above they were just there I never really formed a mental plan view of it all :joker:

Im genuinely shocked, hahaha

It is strange to see it laid out infront of you. For some reason I had Eileen across the road from the pub yet knew full well she was in a terrace so .... :conf: :joker:

[Scarlett.]

They never really show that side properly do they? :(

They do these days, there is just no good pics on the web

Here's a little map of where everything is
http://i41.tinypic.com/a4vktx.jpg

[Jords]

It is strange to see it laid out infront of you. For some reason I had Eileen across the road from the pub yet knew full well she was in a terrace so .... :conf: :joker:

Me too! :laugh2:

[Jords]

They do these days, there is just no good pics on the web

Here's a little map of where everything is
http://i41.tinypic.com/a4vktx.jpg

Who lives on Mawdsley Street?

[Kerry]

Oh cheers, Chewy, that's great

[Jordan.]

Is there a reason why one of the houses has different / blue bricks I always wondered :suspect:

[Kerry]

Is there a reason why one of the houses has different / blue bricks I always wondered :suspect:

That's Vera's beloved cladding. She thought it made them look posh :D

[Scarlett.]

Another two maps lol

http://i40.tinypic.com/2zszipl.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/263f045.jpg

[Jords]

That little lane down the terraces and Mawdsley Street :amazed:

[Scarlett.]

Is there a reason why one of the houses has different / blue bricks I always wondered :suspect:

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01049/home_1049693a.jpg

This one? That's cladding that Vera put up in the 80s before then it was like the rest

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3369/3278269517_891ba4bfb8.jpg
Number 7 next door to it has new brick because it actually collapsed in the 60's and wasnt rebuilt to the 80s, factory owners generally own this house

[Kerry]

That little lane down the terraces and Mawdsley Street :amazed:

They're the 'houses over the back' we never see

[Scarlett.]

That little lane down the terraces and Mawdsley Street :amazed:

Thats gonna look a lot better than it does on the current set, as the Mawdsley Street houses are going to have roofs and basically the back sides of the houses will be fully built

As they currently look
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3279096174_cc08f4812b.jpg

[Jordan.]

That's Vera's beloved cladding. She thought it made them look posh :D

Ahh that makes sense, the cladding is older than I am :joker:


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3369/3278269517_891ba4bfb8.jpg


Looks weird without it! :suspect:

[Kerry]

Oh and it was named, by Vera (and a reluctant Jack), The Old Rectory

:joker:

[Jords]

They're the 'houses over the back' we never see

Might be some interesting people living there, lets get some cameras set up :suspect:

[Scarlett.]

Might be some interesting people living there, lets get some cameras set up :suspect:
With them being more complete on the new set, it is possible we might see them used :p

Oh and it was named, by Vera (and a reluctant Jack), The Old Rectory

:joker:

Aye, its kind of a shame its become the "young persons" house after decades of it being Jack and Vera's

[Kerry]

Might be some interesting people living there, lets get some cameras set up :suspect:

One last affair potential for Ken or Dreary? :joker:

[Jords]

:joker:

[Scarlett.]

Looks weird without it! :suspect:

No, that's next door to the house with the cladding as you can see here
http://www.tvthrong.co.uk/files/u1465/coronation_street%20logo.jpg

Here's how it looked in the 70s (at the older set)
http://images.wikia.com/coronationstreet/images/6/62/Grape_Street_1968.jpg

[Scarlett.]

One last affair potential for Ken or Dreary? :joker:

I don't think there ever will be "one last affair" until one of them pops their clogs :joker:

[Kerry]

I don't think there ever will be "one last affair" until one of them pops their clogs :joker:

*Shudders*

[Callum]

Who lives in Claire and Ashley's old house?

[Scarlett.]

Haha xD

People always say Corrie needs a police station...but they do have one on set

http://i43.tinypic.com/10x9fsz.jpg

Here's the actual sets close up
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_0m_JHOywe0/TaNfliJlf5I/AAAAAAAAALU/ugTHCGJcjqQ/s1600/police.png
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Weatherfieldhospital.PNG

Here's the newest, the precinct (which is actually located next to where the set from the old picture I posted in my last post used to be)
http://i39.tinypic.com/2mmsbvt.jpg
http://oi44.tinypic.com/jz8qoo.jpg

[Scarlett.]

Who lives in Claire and Ashley's old house?

Cheryl and Lloyd did, but they've gone now, I think Steve will buy it when he sells the Rovers next year

[Scarlett.]

Oh, and here's a good Weatherfield map xD

http://www.corrieblog.tv/The_streetA.jpg

[Callum]

Cheryl and Lloyd did, but they've gone now, I think Steve will buy it when he sells the Rovers next year

I thought the Websters lived there because didn't the Peacocks and Websters swap houses at one point? :conf:

[Kerry]

I thought the Websters lived there because didn't the Peacocks and Websters swap houses at one point? :conf:

Yeah but the Websters were in the small house to start with. The Peacocks the large one Sally is now in :)

[Scarlett.]

I thought the Websters lived there because didn't the Peacocks and Websters swap houses at one point? :conf:

Yeah, the Peacock's moved to No.13 next to the Corner Shop and the Websters moved to No.4 on the posh side, then the house blew up and then Lloyd moved in :hugesmile:

[joeysteele]

Thanks for all that Chewy, it brings it more to life now seeing it all laid out like that and where everything and everyone is.

Very interesting.

[Visage]

This is a great thread I'm pretty clued up on who lives where now, but I struggle to remember who lived in some of those houses years ago.

I think Albert Tatlock lived at number one in the beginning, but not sure if Ken lived there too or did he live in another house at any other time.

Also I struggle to remember where Ivy & Bert lived, were they living in the Duckworths house originally ?

I remember the Ogdens living at number 13 before the Websters took over, Kevin was a lodger at the Ogdens if I remember correctly.

Has Emily always lived in the same house, she's always with lodgers. I remember Curly and Spider living with her years ago.

Chewy, do you know which house has had the most residents living in it ?

[Scarlett.]

This is a great thread I'm pretty clued up on who lives where now, but I struggle to remember who lived in some of those houses years ago.

I think Albert Tatlock lived at number one in the beginning, but not sure if Ken lived there too or did he live in another house at any other time.

Also I struggle to remember where Ivy & Bert lived, were they living in the Duckworths house originally ?

I remember the Ogdens living at number 13 before the Websters took over, Kevin was a lodger at the Ogdens if I remember correctly.

Has Emily always lived in the same house, she's always with lodgers. I remember Curly and Spider living with her years ago.

Chewy, do you know which house has had the most residents living in it ?

He lived at No.13 (Emily's house) then moved to the Maisonettes, then back to No.13, then to No.11 (Eileen's house) then to No.1 :p

http://i43.tinypic.com/sfcetj.jpg

Emily lived in Rosamund Street to start off, then to the Corner Shop flat, then No.11, then she moved to No.3 :D

I'd say No.11 has had the most

Also, a bit of trivia, No.6, now know as the Windasses house is cursed

Des Barnes was murdered there
http://www.corrieblog.tv/Des%20Barnes%20K.jpg

Tommy Harris was murdered by his daughter at the garage, Tommy owned No.6, Katie Harris killed herself there
http://images.wikia.com/coronationstreet/images/d/de/Tommy_Harris.jpghttp://corrie.emmerdale.org/corrie/Pictures/2005/April/17th/wed_ep2.jpg

then finally, Charlie was killed there
http://cdn.dipity.com/uploads/events/fefa549a18e664bca8349156a5042b2c_1M.png

Sadly the Mortons all escaped alive :joker:

Thanks for all that Chewy, it brings it more to life now seeing it all laid out like that and where everything and everyone is.

Very interesting.

No problem :D

[Visage]

Cheers Chewy. What a wonderful memory of Corrie you have, who needs wiki..?:laugh:

Looks like number 6 is as unlucky as number 10 Brookside Close

[Scarlett.]

I got some pics of the old Street if anyone wants to see :D

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3399/5789964621_5639581fe8_z.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2631/5789965625_33303190cf_z.jpg


Jesus look at the scale of the houses here xD
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2203/5790521388_aa86a4a17f_z.jpg

[Incensed]

Wow, it's weird seeing the houses in a straight line like that, plus who's in them. You can barely tell half the time


How do you expect houses to be on a street? :joker:

[Shasown]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qb3XKpvAs24/Tu0OwymMMBI/AAAAAAAAAQM/wgUPzyibvyo/s1600/cs.png
http://www.corrie.net/profiles/places/rovers/newrov1.gif


Bit like the TARDIS, the rovers isnt it, I wonder if ken and deidre get a bit hacked off with people popping into their kitchen to use the rovers toilets?

And The living room for the rovers is in the middle of Rosamund Street

[Scarlett.]

It used to be worse :P

http://www.corrie.net/profiles/places/rovers/oldrov1.gif

I reckon there might be a fire or something next year, and they will change the layout to fit the new 2013 set (Where the Rovers will be built to a larger scale)

[Incensed]

Bit of useless info for you.

In 1967, a goods train derailed from the top of the viaduct onto the street (Déja vu?) Sonia Peters died.

Also, one of the train carriages that was used in the shot, ended up as my parents garden shed! I kid you not :hugesmile:

[Tom]

I cant believe the Barlow's live right next door :shocked:

One of the worlds biggest riddles- where are The Rovers toilets?

[Scarlett.]

Bit of useless info for you.

In 1967, a goods train derailed from the top of the viaduct onto the street (Déja vu?) Sonia Peters died.

Also, one of the train carriages that was used in the shot, ended up as my parents garden shed! I kid you not :hugesmile:

That's awesome xD

Here's a pic of it

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5xq_pNcyxc0/TLccStdjoxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/hD7up8NwV5Y/s1600/corrietraincrash.jpg

[Incensed]

One of the worlds biggest riddles- where are The Rovers toilets?

Lol. You're right. They're in Ken and Dreary's kitchen :joker:

[Incensed]

That's awesome xD

Here's a pic of it

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5xq_pNcyxc0/TLccStdjoxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/hD7up8NwV5Y/s1600/corrietraincrash.jpg


Great pic, Chewy! I'll try and post up a pic tomorrow of my Mum & Dad's garden shed. But it was much smaller than it appeared on screen.

[Scarlett.]

Great pic, Chewy! I'll try and post up a pic tomorrow of my Mum & Dad's garden shed. But it was much smaller than it appeared on screen.

I can imagine xD that was on the old original indoor set which was tiny :joker:

I found a good pic of Rosamund Street, how it appears in the show

http://i40.tinypic.com/1zogmdy.jpg

It appears under this bridge :P

http://www.corrie.net/profiles/places/set2000/set2000viaduct.jpg

[Tom]

I think its funny how that bridge is completely absent above the back gardens

[Scarlett.]

I think its funny how that bridge is completely absent above the back gardens

lol, though they....kinda addressed it in the tram crash episodes by just showing that one as a bridge or an arch

http://i51.tinypic.com/2ufsw0h.png
http://i53.tinypic.com/2a2kqr.jpg

[Judas]

So in the old days did the rovers use to be huge?

[Scarlett.]

Aye, skip to 0:43

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[Judas]

Did the ever explain why it shrunk? And was that a church next door to it?

[Scarlett.]

It was in the very early days so it was discounted, not to mention in the same episodes the mission hall was stated to be across the road, not next to the Rovers

[Jords]

One of the worlds biggest riddles- where are The Rovers toilets?

:joker:

[flamingGalah!]

What they should do with the new set, is have a storyline where Rosamund Street (beyond the arch) is to be demolished or something, to make way for a new tram line or the like, then they could block off where the arch is. Then Steve could get the idea of extending the Rovers with an extension being built infront of the arch, so that The Rovers would finally be realistically big enough for the interior set & the bar area could be enlarged then too...

It would also get rid of the problem of the pointless viaduct that doesn't actually have a bridge above & the problem of the dodgy view of the blown up canvas photo of Rosamund Street, that they still block off with a Newton & Ridley lorry whenever it is in shot :joker:

[Visage]

When you look at the Rovers from the street you see the entrance and two windows to the left. As you walk to the end of the windows there's a small wall where the dart board is on the inside, carry on walking, turn right and it's a straight wall.

But if you were to go in the Rovers and behind the bar and through the door, you get an area where the telephone table stand is, plus the stairs and the back door. Then you have the living room which has the kitchen attached.

[Marsh.]

I remember reading that in the 60's, the Rovers exterior was sometimes a completely different set filmed on location (the big one with large square windows either side of the door) and they had to flimsily edit all the street together by cutting and sticking the images together when doing things like the end credits seen above.

[Scarlett.]

An old picture from out the old Corner Shop door, with the Viaduct in the background

http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/Johnny_de_Rivative/zmiscellany/uxbridge_0002.jpg