Naylor Lintels used in construction of new Coronation Street set

Case Study
Naylor Lintels used in
construction of new
Coronation Street set
Case Study
Soap chiefs are moving Weatherfield from Manchester
to nearby Salford so they have more space for filming.
Bird’s eye view of the giant 7.7-acre building site where
the new Coronation Street set is being cobbled together.
The Imperial War Museum North can be seen in the top
right corner of the photo.
Builders are busy recreating The Rovers Return, The
Kabin and Dev’s corner shop as well as the characters’
homes down to every minute detail.
Coronation Street links up with Rosamund Street,
where the medical centre is situated. Audrey’s Salon
and the Street Cars office are across the road.
Mawdsley Street, Webster’s Garage and Underworld
are also part of the set at MediaCityUK.
Builders are laying about 11,000 cobbles, 190,000
bricks of different types and using seven colours of
mortar so it looks realistic on HD TV screens.
The new Corrie set is two miles across Manchester from
the current site
The set was indoor when the soap began in 1960 with
three-quarter-size houses and cobbles painted on the
floor. It was based on a street in Salford. The previous
set, almost full size and outdoor, was opened by the
Queen in 1982.
The new set is full size so two cars will be able to pass
each other on the Street. Construction should finish at
the end of the year – so it won’t be long before the
stars move to bigger things.
Broughton Brickwork used Naylor lintels whilst building
the Coronation Street lots. McCorys also used Naylor
lintels for the building the production building which
they were responsible for.
Look closely and... well, you can't see all that much
The Rovers will make a Return!
Main Contractor:
Mace.
Brickwork Sub-contractors:
McCrory Brickwork Stockport and Broughton Brickwork.
Architects:
Jenkins Design.
Products supplied:
Naylor Ultrafire and Fairfaced
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