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Here's a mini model street

http://i54.tinypic.com/28mhftl.jpg

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Originally Posted by Chewy (Post 4155454)

Looks like work is begining on the foundations ect.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/...11e622c89a.jpg

Just found out what was going on here - they were searching for unexploded World War II bombs as it was suspected there could have been some under the site :shocked: must have finished now that everything is being built though

Its in Trafford

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 4658454)

Its in Trafford

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Quite right, but it's technically part of the Media City complex, which is based in Salford :p

Here's the new set/ITV Trafford from outside looking in

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0z8sXXsXgG...V+Trafford.jpg

This is so interesting - I would love it if you continued to post photos info etc about this. Thanks :)

I plan to :p

Here's the latest photo, taken Nov 2nd

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/...d6608ba9_b.jpg

Most of BBC is heading up there

All the presenters are pissed off about it

It's directly across from Corrie lol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/cont...g?maxWidth=500

It looks like something from Dubai

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Originally Posted by Nathan (Post 4720535)

It looks like something from Dubai

Apart from the sh*t weather :joker:

Here's a rough look at what will be where
http://i41.tinypic.com/fz92cx.jpg

I made a blog of how many changes the new set has that we know of right now
http://coronationstreetupdates.blogs...o-new-set.html

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Originally Posted by Jingle Bellend (Post 4720512)

Most of BBC is heading up there

All the presenters are pissed off about it

Yes some are not going.

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 4841183)

Yes some are not going.

I don't feel sorry for them at all, for decades Northerners had to go down south to even have a chance of making it in the media, I'm glad times are changing

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http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/235.$plit/C...A59%3A04%3A279

Coronation Street is on course for a re-birth when it moves out of its historic Manchester home.

The Rovers Return regulars are set to embark on their final 12 months of filming at Quay Street, home to Corrie for the last 51 years.

Building work has already begun on Weatherfield’s new home at Trafford Wharf, across the water from MediaCityUK at Salford Quays.

If all goes to plan, filming will switch to the new site in spring of next year with exterior and interior sets, plus a production base, on the 7.7 acre site.

Executive producer Kieran Roberts said: "The move is full steam ahead. It’s a huge project and incredibly exciting.

"But we’ve got to arrive when it’s 100 per cent finished because we have to stop one Friday night at Quay Street and start the next week down at Trafford Wharf. So we’re keeping an open mind about an exact date."

The ITV1 drama is usually shot six weeks ahead of broadcast. But cast and crew will be shooting extra episodes in the run up to the move.

Kieran said: "Over the course of the next year we’re going to get a little bit further ahead of ourselves than we normally do."

The new exterior set will be an exact replica on the existing one, while increasing the scale of the buildings so they match the size of those in the real world.

Kieran explained: "What I’m hoping we’ll achieve is that we’ll have a site that’s a real improvement for us making the show and the viewer won’t notice any difference."

He said the focus would still be on the main Coronation Street cobbles but some areas of Weatherfield, such as Victoria Street, will be slightly extended.

He said: "We won’t be able to expand infinitely when we get there so we need to plan for the future. We can open up little areas that we haven’t had before."

Producer Phil Collinson said: "It’s a massive move for the show and a very exciting transition. A really exciting re-birth. It will look the same but feel very different for us working there."

Manchester Evening News

I keep checking this thread out every time you update it, yet never show my appreciation, so here I am saying cheers Chewy, thanks for the updates :D

No problem :P I love posting them xD I wonder if that yellow fencing shows where the set will be?

Also I like this picture xD
http://i42.tinypic.com/5v7qk9.jpg