tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7627381002092319939..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Coronation Street through the years: 1970sGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-17356592314699432982010-10-29T10:51:39.838+01:002010-10-29T10:51:39.838+01:00Maggie,
If I'm not mistaken, it looks like a ...Maggie,<br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, it looks like a huge puddleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-63407616028649675422010-10-26T02:39:05.291+01:002010-10-26T02:39:05.291+01:00Interesting history, but what's that in the mi...Interesting history, but what's that in the middle of the cobbles in the bottom left photo?maggie mugginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-20615902656340964062010-10-25T22:55:29.693+01:002010-10-25T22:55:29.693+01:00Fascinating! I shall have to go back to the Networ...Fascinating! I shall have to go back to the Network videos for that period, and see if they were actually shown in any of them.John Mcenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-43786074448877498442010-10-25T14:35:03.778+01:002010-10-25T14:35:03.778+01:00They were definitely odd. But then they were built...They were definitely odd. But then they were built in the 1960s!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-36624984898931324392010-10-25T14:11:26.423+01:002010-10-25T14:11:26.423+01:00The maisonettes were added in 1968 - this was when...The maisonettes were added in 1968 - this was when the first outdoor set was built. They were supposidly single storey flats on the ground floor and two-story flats above, so we did see the shole building. When Val Barlow died the council decided to pull them down.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493287060616273835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3978153914622050552010-10-25T12:07:50.851+01:002010-10-25T12:07:50.851+01:00From what I've seen of them, they looked like ...From what I've seen of them, they looked like tower blocks, but with only one floor lol I wonder if they were meant to be taller?<br /><br />I found a second pic of them on the street<br />http://www.corrie.net/profiles/places/set2a.htmlChewyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264255994407414763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78370500782751847882010-10-25T11:53:13.435+01:002010-10-25T11:53:13.435+01:00They were built in the late 1960s and demolished i...They were built in the late 1960s and demolished in the early 1970s. Weird '60s architecture - I never saw anything like them where I lived!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-40919590945196308542010-10-25T10:18:46.636+01:002010-10-25T10:18:46.636+01:00I was surprised to see that top photo with actual ...I was surprised to see that top photo with actual masonettes built on the "other" side of the street, as I don't recall ever seeing it like that in the programme. It's possible as I didn't watch it in those days, but have seen all the episodes on the 3 Network boxsets as well as virtually every episode since 1972.<br /><br />I always thought when Valerie was electrocuted KenJohn McEnoreply@blogger.com